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    Default Getting emancipated or running away at age 17

    i am a 17 year old who lives on long island my father died when i was 14 and my mother is making my life hell i was wodering if either i can be emaciapated or run away and get out of my home the only reason iwant this is because if i leave she is going to take away my drivers licence which i think isent even legal in the first place but i want to move out i have a steady paying job and a house to live in with my aunt i want to leave can i ??? please help

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    It is my understanding that New York does not have a law which provides for emancipation. (That is, unlike in most states, there is no mechanism by which a minor can go to court and formally petition to be declared an emancipated minor.) However, it is also my understanding that New York courts will recognize the status of an emancipated minor, assuming that the minor meets the essential elements of being emancipated.

    Those required elements are:
    • * 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.

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