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    Default Emancipating in Massachusetts

    I'm 15 years old and I live with my great grandmother and my grandfather (my mother's father). My great grandmother is my legal guardian because my mother's in and out of jail and I haven't seen my dad in forever. I live in Massachusetts want to get emacipated from her, can I? And if so does anyone know how...

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    Default Massachusetts Emancipation Law

    Massachusetts emancipation law is very limited:
    Quote Quoting Massachusetts General Laws, Chapter 201: Section 5 Minors; custody and education; marriage; effect
    Section 5. The guardian of a minor shall have the custody of his person and the care of his education, except that the parents of the minor, jointly, or the surviving parent shall have such custody and said care unless the court otherwise orders. The probate court may, upon the written consent of the parents or surviving parent, order that the guardian shall have such custody; and may so order if, upon a hearing and after such notice to the parents or surviving parent as it may order, it finds such parents, jointly, or the surviving parent, unfit to have such custody; or if it finds one of them unfit therefor and the other files in court his or her written consent to such order. The marriage of a person under guardianship as a minor shall deprive his guardian of all right to the custody and education of such person but not of the care and possession of such person's property. If a corporation is appointed guardian of a minor, the court may, subject to the right of his parents, or of the spouse of a minor, as provided in this section, award the custody to some suitable person. The court may revoke the appointment of a guardian if the party petitioning for revocation proves a substantial and material change of circumstances and if the revocation is in the child's best interest.

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    Default Re: Massachusetts Emancipation Law

    And that limited statute has apparently been repealed as of July, 2009.

    Information on emancipation of minors can be found here, although it focuses primarily on the age of majority.

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