Full question:
How old do kids have to be in Alabama to get emancipated?
- Category: Minors
- Subcategory: Emancipation of Minor
- Date:
- State: Alabama
Answer:
In Alabama, minors can seek emancipation under specific conditions. The juvenile courts can relieve minors from the disabilities of nonage (legal adulthood) in the following situations:
- If a parent files a written petition requesting emancipation and the court finds it in the minor's best interest.
- If a minor has no living parents or guardians, or if a parent is insane or has abandoned them for one year, they can file their own petition for emancipation, and the court must determine it is in their best interest.
- If a minor has a guardian, they can petition for emancipation with the guardian's support, and the court must find it in the minor's best interest.
Generally, minors must be over the age of eighteen to be fully emancipated (Ala. Code § 12-15-1).
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