What are the requirements for becoming emancipated in Nebraska?
06/17/2007 - Category:Minors - Emancipation of Minor - State: NE
#6482  Full Question:  I live in Nebraska and I'm 16, and I want
to get an emancipation, but I don't know how to go about getting
one. What are the steps to getting an emancipation in Nebraska,
and if I get one will I be able to move to Kansas?   In
Nebraska, whether a child is emancipated depends on the
circumstances and facts of each case. Nebraska defines
emancipation as the freeing of the child for a portion of its
minority from the care, custody, control, and service of its
parents. A child who moves out of a custodial parent's home for
a short time is not emancipated if that child continues to be
supported by a parent. The emancipation of a child by a parent
may be proved by circumstantial evidence or may be implied from
the conduct of the parties. Emancipation occurs where the parent
renounces all the legal duties and voluntarily surrenders all
the legal rights of his positi