Legal Question in Juvenile Dependency in California

Re: Moving out @ age 17

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NOW, IN RESPONSE TO YOUR INQUIRY --

Yes. It's called emancipation. Look at California Family Code sections 7000 and following. Try this link:

http://www.leginfo.ca.gov/cgi-bin/calawquery?codesection=fam&codebody=&hits=All

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