Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

im 16 years old and pregnant and im trying to get emancipated but my mother does not want me to. i have a job but i dont have my own steady place to live. my boyfriends mom wants me to go live with her but my mom does not want that to happen. how can i get emancipated?


Asked on 10/13/09, 10:56 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Without your mother's permission, you can't be emancipated. Florida law requires that the petition for emancipation be filed by one of your parents and that the other parent consent (or at least be served and not respond).

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Answered on 10/13/09, 11:30 pm


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