Legal Question in Family Law in Arizona
hello, i'm jackie.
i'm sixteen and currently i live with my mother. my father & my mother are divoriced and my mother has custody i suppose. my mother insists on moving to another city, i'm a junior in school & i want to finish school and graduate with my friends. she's constantly nags and bickers about how terrible of a person i am. my father and i are closer, becuase well i'm a "daddy's girl". is there anyway i can go live with my dad? like emancipation? am i legally old enough to do something like this on my own? please, please reply... thank you.
1 Answer from Attorneys
Jackie:
At 16, you ARE permitted to seek emancipation. Send me your email address, and I can send you a brochure about Arizona law on emancipation.
Your Father can also seek a change in custody to allow you to stay.
We can certainly help you consider and then pursue your options.
One of our attorneys can explain the issues and procedures better in person. As you can imagine, there is too much to cover via email. We offer free 1/2 hour consultations, in which we can discuss your matter in detail.
Please call us directly to discuss the specifics of your matter, or contact my assistant Gloria or my paralegal Jennifer to schedule your free 1/2 hour consultation
/s/ Rich J. Peters
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