Emancipation

My question involves emancipation laws for the State of Texas:

Everytime my daughter and I have a disagreement, she pulls out the "emancipation" card...so to speak. I don't have a problem with her doing this, but I read some of your information and it states that she has to be living away from me and supporting herself. She does have the ability to support herself, but living away is not an option. No one will rent an apartment to a minor who is "not" emancipated in our town. Do you have to meet both requirements?

Yes, you do. It is a law, not a guideline.

By "supporting herself" could it include living with someone (a.k.a. an adult), but having a job still?

She's how old? In Texas, the minor seeking emancipation must be "17 years of age, or at least 16 years of age and living separate and apart from the minor's parents, managing conservator, or guardian".

I understand that when you become pregnant you have fall under the 'medical emancipation law'. But is that true for North Carolina also? And for what ages. 12 girls get pregnant everyday, are they medicaly emancipated?

In most if not all states a pregnant teenager is medically emancipated, meaning that she, with the help of her doctor, can make the medical decisions concerning her health care and that of her baby.

In NO state does pregnancy legally emancipate a minor.

okay, but i still am confused on the age. are all pregnant girls medicaly emancipated no matter the age?

Yes. But medical emancipation means one thing and one thing only - and I described it above.

It has NOTHING to do with legal emancipation, and in fact, a teenager who gets pregnant can pretty much count on the fact that she will now NEVER be legally emancipated until she reaches the age of 18.