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North Carolina Emancipation of Minor Law – Minors
Minors – Emancipation of Minor – North Carolina
§7B-3500: Who may petition.
§7B-3501: Petition.
(1) The full name of the petitioner and the petitioner’s birth date, and state and county of birth;
(2) A certified copy of the petitioner’s birth certificate;
(4) The petitioner’s address and length of residence at that address;
(5) The petitioner’s reasons for requesting emancipation; and
(6) The petitioner’s plan for meeting the petitioner’s needs and living expenses which plan may include a statement of employment and wages earned that is verified by the petitioner’s employer. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
§7B-3502: Summons.
A copy of the filed petition along with a summons shall be served upon the petitioner’s parent, guardian, or custodian who shall be named as respondents. The summons shall include the time and place of the hearing and shall notify the respondents to file written answer within 30 days after service of the summons and petition. In the event that personal service cannot be obtained, service shall be in accordance with G.S. 1A-1, Rule 4(j). (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
§7B-3503: Hearing.
The court, sitting without a jury, shall permit all parties to present evidence and to cross-examine witnesses. The petitioner has the burden of showing by a preponderance of the evidence that emancipation is in the petitioner’s best interests. Upon finding that reasonable cause exists, the court may order the juvenile to be examined by a psychiatrist, a licensed clinical psychologist, a physician, or any other expert to evaluate the juvenile’s mental or physical condition. The court may continue the hearing and order investigation by a juvenile court counselor or by the county department of social services to substantiate allegations of the petitioner or respondents. No husband-wife or physician-patient privilege shall be grounds for excluding any evidence in the hearing. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6; 2001-490, s. 2.34.)
§7B-3504: Considerations for emancipation.
(2) The petitioner’s ability to function as an adult;
(3) The petitioner’s need to contract as an adult or to marry;
(4) The employment status of the petitioner and the stability of the petitioner’s living arrangements;
(5) The extent of family discord which may threaten reconciliation of the petitioner with the petitioner’s family;
(6) The petitioner’s rejection of parental supervision or support; and
§7B-3505: Final decree of emancipation.
(2) That the petitioner has shown a proper and lawful plan for adequately providing for the petitioner’s needs and living expenses;
The decree shall set out the court’s findings. If the court determines that the criteria in subdivisions (1) through (4) are not met, the court shall order the proceeding dismissed. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
§7B-3506: Costs of court.
The court may tax the costs of the proceeding to any party or may, for good cause, order the costs remitted.The clerk may collect costs for furnishing to the petitioner a certificate of emancipation which shall recite the name of the petitioner and the fact of the petitioner’s emancipation by court decree and shall have the seal of the clerk affixed thereon. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
§7B-3507: Legal effect of final decree.
Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a decree of emancipation shall not alter the application of G.S. 14-326.1 or the petitioner’s right to inherit property by intestate succession. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)
§7B-3508: Appeals.
§7B-3509: Application of common law.
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