Legal Question in Civil Rights Law in Utah

can I legaly move out of my parents home at the age of seventeeen

Legaly can I move out of my parents household at the age of seventeen? I am full time employed I have a vehicle, I am a production administrator for a small business and I think that I am a responsible person, I am also attending ISC educational program to complete my basic education I am ready for more of life's responsibilitys! Please inform me of a law or statue concerning amancipation for people my age who are more mature. I'll be eighteen years of age in less than ten months.

signed:C.E.O 3-Rings administrator.


Asked on 3/13/00, 10:40 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Alvin Lundgren Alvin R. Lundgren, L.C.

Re: can I legaly move out of my parents home at the age of seventeeen

If you are capable of supporting yourself then you or your parents can apply to the courts for an Order of Emancipation. Emancipation is defined as the ability of a minor to care for himself as an adult. You have to have the ability to get a place to live, pay the rent and other bills.

Note: You are going to be an adult for the rest of your life. Make sure you are ready for this, because once you get emancipated, there is no going back.

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Answered on 3/23/00, 12:15 pm


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