ok, when you go to court at 16 to get imancipated dont you have to prove that you can support yourself?like what exactly do you have to do?i live in louisiana and im not to sure about how you do it so im just wondering if any of you do.well thanks hope i get the help i need c[:
2007-06-15 07:54:55 · 2 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy
If you want to be emancipated, you will need to track down your local courthouse... either a city or a county one, depending on what's available based on your legal residence. There will be a clerk there who can give you the proper forms and make an appointment to see a judge.
The judge will probably ask you a bunch of questions very similar to the ones you will have filled out on the forms. He will want to know why exactly you want to be emancipated, and he will want to see that you are capable of taking care of yourself. He is going to want to make sure that this is a thought-out decision and that you fully understand everything this involves.
And since we're on that subject, it does bear mentioning that if you are emancipated, you will be not only getting the right to manage most of your own affairs, but also largely ending any obligation your parents or guardians have to help you in any way. Whether or not you are ready, if you are granted emancipation you will be pretty close to completely on your own. You will in most senses lose the status of 'minor', so this can work against you in other ways too - you will be an adult in the eyes of the law, even though you will not yet be allowed to smoke, vote, or a number of other things yet.
It will certainly help if you can show that you have a place to live, a way to support yourself, and some idea about what you are going to be doing. This can mean statements from other people who will be putting you up (in writing or in person), pay slips or bank statements that can show you are earning money and know how to manage it, and that kind of thing. The judge may not ask for any of these things, or he may ask for all of them. Better to be prepared to justify yourself.
Most judges are nice enough guys, but they've also seen this kind of thing over and over. They're usually pretty good at seeing through tricks. So don't try and play any and you'll probably get along just fine.
Links below for some of the guts of the law and perhaps some other general stuff. Hope that helps.
2007-06-15 08:28:27 · answer #1 · answered by Doctor Why 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your answer would be in the 'Politics & Government' catagory. Any advice you get in this forum will only make your situation worse.
2007-06-15 08:03:53 · answer #2 · answered by @@@@@@@@ 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋