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    Default Emancipation of a runaway 17-year-old

    I am in Colorado Springs, Colorado. My daughter is 17 1/2. She has not came home and will not follow my rules. I need to do the tough love thing. How do I emancipate her to release myself from any obligations in case she gets in trouble with the law. I know she is doing very wrong things, but I need to let her know that I cannot watch her do this to herself anymore. Therefore I need to tell her to move out of my home. Believe me, I have tried everything. She has been on probation and diversion and has been released due to obeying all the contracts. She is now been gone for 2 days with the kids (18 and above) that she got in trouble with before. I can't stop her and am not willing to go through this pain with her again. This has been going on since the age of 13. I need to let her go. How can I emancipate her?

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    Here is a link from the CO courts that may help you.
    http://www.courts.state.co.us/exec/pubed/listoflaws.htm
    Have you reported her missing or as a runaway to the police?
    Even if she is no longer on probation, perhaps the others are?

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    should I report her as a runaway?

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    I have been at that site, but it doesn't tell you how to emancipate her

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    Colorado does not appear to have a statutorily defined procedure for emancipation. It recognizes emancipation in its statutes:
    Quote 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.
    I'm not sure that your daughter would qualify under all of those criteria, but you're in a better position to judge.

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    Default Re: emancipation

    No, she doesn't fit. She did not show up at her work yesterday and I am waiting to see if she goes to school tomorrow. Is there any stipulations to emancipate due to unruly and I have no control of her staying home? She needs to learn what it is like out there! But I need to make sure that it does not jeapordize my employment.

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    Default Re: emancipation

    I forgot to mention that I read something, before my computer crashed, about completing an Affidavit of Emancipation. I cannot find this affidavit.

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    Quote Quoting snshnchsr
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    I forgot to mention that I read something, before my computer crashed, about completing an Affidavit of Emancipation. I cannot find this affidavit.
    Call the juvenile court in the morning and if she doesn't attend school in the morning report her truant, perhaps that will get the ball rolling.

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    thank you for your assistance

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    Default Re: Emancipation of a runaway 17-year-old

    You are welcome.

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