Emancipation Law in Colorado
I am 15 going on 16 in a couple months. I am currently living in Canada due to events with my parents. My mother just got probation for 2 years and went to New York where my dad is to work. She is broke and I dont think she is a fit parent and many people agree. I have been through alot because of them and I really think its time to try and get emancipated. I am living with my grandmother but this is only a temporary thing until I move back with my parents. I want to continue to go to school and live in Denver after this year of school. I dont think I could deal with my parents fighting and rude behavior anymore. Both my parents are alcoholics and I think it would be better off if I lived on my own. I was wondering if there is any way this is possible and if a judge would agree with me. Please help me!
Re: Emancipation Law in Colorado
Canada has no emancipation law (beyond common law), and even if it did Colorado would not be obligated to follow a Canadian emancipation order. You don't live in any other state or country; you can't emancipate in the courts of a state where you don't live.
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I am moving back to Denver, I am up here for school. As I said I was wondering if there is any way this is possible and if a judge would agree with me. This is all going to be done in Denver not Canada.
Re: Emancipation Law in Colorado
You're moving back to Colorado with whom?
Colorado does not appear to have a statutorily defined procedure for emancipation. It recognizes emancipation in its statutes, which you say you have read:
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Quoting Colorado Code 19-1-103. Definitions
(45) "Emancipated juvenile", as used in section 19-2-511, means a juvenile over fifteen years of age and under eighteen years of age who has, with the real or apparent assent of the juvenile's parents, demonstrated independence from the juvenile's parents in matters of care, custody, and earnings. The term may include, but shall not be limited to, any such juvenile who has the sole responsibility for the juvenile's own support, who is married, or who is in the military.
and it is my understanding that a court will recognize a minor as emancipated.
As there is no statute, there is no specific procedure I can point to.