Emancipation at 16 in NY

[shangie908]

im 17 and i live in NY, im pregnant and i want to be emancipated... i have somewhere else to go and im working... i do well in school.... will i be able to get emancipated? and how do i do it? wat happens if i just move out?

[seniorjudge]

You must work full-time and support yourself one hundred percent to be emancipated.

[shangie908]

im in school... and i have someone who helps me.... does that change anything?

[aaron]

New York courts will apparently recognize the status of an emancipated minor who meets the following elements:

• The minor must be aged 16 or older;
• The minor must reside independently of his or her parents;
• The minor must be self supporting (although public assistance or court-ordered child support payments made to the minor would not disqualify the minor from being recognized as emancipated);
• The minor must not be in need of or receipt of foster care; and
• The minor must be living beyond the custody and control of his or her parents.