Emancipation is a legal way for children to become adults before they are 18. A child’s parents no longer have custody over someone who has been emancipated.
If you are emancipated, you can do the following without your parent's permission:
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get medical care
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apply for a work permit
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sign up for school or college
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live where you want to
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receive your own survivor or disability check
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sign up for housing benefits
If you are emancipated, you will give up the right to be supported by your parents. If you have a legal guardian, all the information in the above section about "parents" also applies to your legal guardian.
Even if you are emancipated:
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you must still go to school
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you cannot get married without your parent's permission
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you will usually go to juvenile court if you break the law, but you could be tried as an adult
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child labor laws and work permit rules must be followed
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you cannot drink alcohol until you are 21
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statutory rape laws still apply
