Creating A Great Impression In Court

If you have ever had to attend court in order to prove your innocence, you know how much your appearance and attitude can impact the proceedings. Unfortunately, all too many people misinterpret how they should dress and what they should do in court, which is why I decided to make this blog. This website is all about creating a great impression in court and understanding how to present yourself to the judge and jury. After all, you might be trying to defend your innocence to avoid potential jail time. Check out this blog for great tips that could help you to protect your freedom.

Divorcing Your Parents: It Is Not As Easy As It Sounds

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As a teenager, you may feel that you have had enough of your parents. A friend tells you that you can "divorce" your parents and never have to do what your parents say ever again. While this is partially true, it is not the entire truth. Divorcing your parents is a real thing, but as any divorce lawyer will tell you, this legal process is not as easy as you think. Here is why.

Minimum Age Required

Most states that allow teenagers to divorce their parents have a required minimum age. In almost all instances, that age is sixteen, since that is also the age that most teens can get a job. The only way you could attempt "emancipation of a minor" when you are younger than sixteen is if the state in which you reside allows it, or there are extenuating circumstances.

Extenuating Circumstances

Divorcing your parents is also known as "emancipation of a minor" because the law is attempting to emancipate, or free you, of your parents' control and the parental rights and responsibilities your parents have over you. Most family courts are reluctant to do this, since most adolescents are not mature or responsible enough to care for themselves. Generally, family court judges will not hear these cases unless you can prove "extenuating circumstances."

This means that you are either abused physically or sexually, or that you are neglected and your parents do not take care of you. Since you could just as easily end up in foster care, you have to be very careful about what you say in regards to your extenuating circumstances. Sometimes, you may pursue emancipation if you only have one parent, and that parent has either abandoned you, is dying, or remains in a coma and there are no other living relatives to care for you.

Requirements for Emancipation

In many cases where emancipation may be granted, you are held responsible for yourself and are required to complete a list of tasks. The first is that you stay in school and graduate high school. A social worker checks up on you to make sure you are completing school and getting passing grades. The second is that you get and keep a job. The third requirement is that you find housing for yourself, usually in the form of an apartment, and that you prove that you can keep that apartment. There may be more requirements, but these are the most common, and the most daunting, if you hire a lawyer to pursue a divorce from your parents.

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11 July 2018