Emancipation is a legal way for children to become adults before
they are 18. Once a child is emancipated, his or her parents do
not have custody or control of him or her anymore. Emancipation
is usually forever. But the court can cancel the emancipation if
the minor asking for the emancipation lies to the court or is no
longer able to support himself or herself. If you are
emancipated, you can do some things without your parent’s
permission, like: If you are emancipated, you will give up the
right to be supported by your parents. Even if you are
emancipated: Note: If you have a legal guardian, all of the
information in this section about parents applies to your legal
guardian and your case, too. There are 3 ways to get
emancipated: If you do not want to live with your parents, you
do not necessarily have to get emancipated. You can: You can
learn a lot more about emancipation by reading Legal Services
for Children’s Emancipation Manual. This manual has a lot of
answers about emancipation for teenagers. Read