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    Default How Long Will an Emancipation Take

    My question involves emancipation laws for the State of:New York. I'm 17 I left my parents in August and moved to Ithaca in September i got a job at walmart but i need to be emancipated how long will it take cause i need to be working

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    Default Re: an Emancipation

    What did the court say when you called them and asked them this question???

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    Default Re: an Emancipation

    Perhaps you're an exception, but a typical court clerk won't answer a question like that. They'll tell you to call a lawyer.

    Why do you "need" to be emancipated? When do you turn 18? Even if things go like greased lightning, and nobody opposes the petition, it's typically difficult to get a court to act on a petition in less than six weeks.

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    Then, once the court "acts", that act can include ordering things like a psych evaluation - which will take MORE time, then time for the court to evaluate it, perhaps time for the court to appoint a GAL to make a recommendation...so several months as a typical minimum, assuming no issues on the table.

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    Default Re: How Long Will an Emancipation Take

    We will give a broad answer such as: once your petition and other paperwork is completed and filed, a hearing will be set x number of weeks out. Whether or not the petition is granted or whether the will be continuances is another story entirely.

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    Default Re: How Long Will an Emancipation Take

    How long will it take?

    It will take till your 18th birthday. Reason? There is no statute for the emancipation of a minor in NY.

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