Can I Get Away from My Parents?
My question involves emancipation laws for the State of: Kansas.
Ok. I live in Kansas but I can't find anything on the internet about emancipation. My mom drives me crazy, my dad is married. I don't want to live with either because when I'm around them I just feel like I want to give up. I can't stand them, I love them but still they make me want to roll over and just cry the rest of my life.
I have a good job but I'm sixteen so i'm only working part time. I already have a place to stay and i'll be paying half of the rent. I just want to know if i'm legal to get emancipated and what direction I should take. Can someone help me:(??
Re: Can I Get Away from My Parents?
You couldn't find anything on the Internet about emancipation? Not even this thread, which you were instructed to read before posting?
Kansas statutes provide:
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Quoting Kansas Statutes, Section 38-108. - District court may confer rights of majority.
That the district courts for the several counties in this state shall have authority to confer upon minors the rights of majority, concerning contracts and real and personal property, and to authorize and empower minors to purchase, hold, possess and control in their own person and right, and without the intervention or control of a guardian or trustee, any goods, chattels, rights, interests in lands, tenements and effects by such minor lawfully acquired or inherited; and such minor shall have full power to hold, convey and dispose of the same, and to make contracts and be subject to all the liabilities incident thereto, sue and be sued, and in all respects to exercise and enjoy all rights of property and of contracts in the same manner and to the same extent as persons at the age of majority.
According to the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri,
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Quoting Is there any way to be legally recognized as an adult even though I'm not 18?
Yes. In Kansas, everyone 16 or over or who is married is recognized as an adult in all matters relating to contracts, property rights, and liabilities - and has the capacity to sue or be sued.
Another way to gain legal adult status before you turn 18 is through emancipation. Emancipation means you are self-supporting, free from parental control, and you have all the rights and responsibilities that come with adulthood. In Kansas, if you are accompanied by someone over 21, you can apply for emancipation by filing a petition stating your age, that you have lived in Kansas for at least one year, and the reasons that you want to gain the rights and responsibilities of an adult. A judge may grant you emancipated minor status if he or she finds that you are of sound mind, that you can transact your own affairs, and that your best interest is promoted through emancipation.
Your county family court may be able to provide you with information on how to initiate an emancipation petition. However, nothing you have posted so far suggests that you are a good candidate for emancipation.