How do I go about getting emancipated at 16

You have to start with a petition. In your state, any minor 16 years of age or older may petition for emancipation in the Juvenile or Domestic...

You have to be self-supporting to be emancipated. In theory, if you were to marry, you would become emancipated, but you would need permission...

Is living with my husband in his mother's house, it is a 2 family-house, constitutes a marital home?

The marital home is where the parties lived as a married couple--it may be owned, rented or neither. I'm sorry you feel like a stranger in your...

Does the plaintiff have to inform the court about the existences of wages at the preliminary conference during divorce?

Neither party is obligated to disclose what "might" happen--it hasn't happened yet. If plaintiff gets a job the day before the PC, then she should...

Sure, as long as everyone is on good behavior.

During dis&inspect, the plaintiff denied filing of criminal complaint against the defendant; how to bring it up to the Court?

The judge already knows the plaintiff "cannot be trusted" -- most courts find documentary evidence is more persuasive than the testimony of the...

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No, you cannot revoke/cancel the Acknowledgement of Paternity at this point. When more than 60 days have passed since the signing of an...

Can a dismissal be made on CPLR 321 (a) - that a corporation must be represented by an attorney? Is it procedurally incorrect?

A corporation must be represented by an attorney and I have seen courts dismiss on their own motion if someone comes in to court claiming to be the...

I don't see that anyone will try to stop you, and if they did, the issue would be moot by the time a court got involved.

What is a typical minimum visitation schedule for an infant?

In Brooklyn Family Court there is no typical minimum visitation schedule each case is evaluated on its own unique circumstances. The reasons the...