How Can a Minor Get Emancipated in New York

[eliphoenix]

In the state of NY, there is no legal process for a minor to file for emancipation. A minor is considered emancipated when the following conditions are met:
-The minor must live separate from the parents.
-The minor must not be in foster care/
-The minor must not receive any support from their parents.
-The minor must be able to financially support themselves.

My question is, if a minor can't file for emancipation, but considered emancipated when these criteria are met, how can a minor be considered emancipated without "technically" running away from their home?

[cbg]

By having permission to move out.

Emancipation is not a right.

[eliphoenix]

What if child abuse is involved? Could the minor become emancipated instead of being sent into the system?

[cbg]

Nope. Not unless they meet the qualifications.

Emancipation is not and never was intended to be a means for a minor to leave home. It was and is intended to be a means to provide legal protections to those teens who are already living on their own.

As other teens on this board have been told before - it doesn't matter if your parents are beating you, starving you, and leaving you locked out of the house in a blinding snowstorm wearing nothing but your underwear. If you do not meet ALL the qualifications to be emancipated in your state, then you will not be emancipated.

[eliphoenix]

Thank you, but I'm not a teen on this board seeking to become emancipated. I'm simply trying to learn more about the laws around it. Thank you again for your help though.

[cbg]

The laws ABOUT it? Or how to get around the laws?