In Pennsylvania, parents have a duty to support their children until the children are emancipated. Whether a child is emancipated depends on the facts of each particular case. In the vast majority of cases, once a child turns 18 and has graduated from high school, the child is emancipated. This is different from other states that require a parent to continue to pay support while a child is in college. Unlike other states, Pennsylvania's law does not require that parents contribute toward college tuition or other higher education expenses after a child is emancipated. In order to terminate a child support order, a Petition to Vacate needs to be filed several weeks prior to the child's eighteenth birthday or high school graduation, whichever event occurs later. The termination will not happen automatically. The Pennsylvania Superior Court recently addressed a situation where a child did not become emancipated after she turned eighteen and graduated from high school. In that case, the daughter suffered from epilepsy and debilitating headaches. The daughter is 19, enrolled in college full-time, dances in a theater group, and works a part-time job twenty hours per week. The father attempted to terminate his child support obligation for the daughter; however, the Superior Court found that the daughter's migraines and the medication that she must take for them reduce her ability to support herself. As a result, the Superior Court determined that the daughter was not emancipated and the father was required to continue his support payments to the mother. The Kotzbauer v. Kotzbauer case does not address how long the father's support obligation will continue. Several factors would have an impact on this issue, including the child's marriage, moving away from home, a change in her employment, or her cohabiting. These factor and others would likely impact how the court would decide the case in the future. The age of majority in Pennsylvania is 18 years old.
Emancipation laws vary in Pennsylvania from county to county. Many do not allow emancipation.
Pennsylvania does not have an emancipation statute. You will have to wait until you become an adult. If you are not safe contact your local social services to get help.
Age will not matter, as Pennsylvania is one of 15 states without an Emancipation Statute. Which means you will not be able to become emancipated. If you are not safe, contact social services so they can get you to a safe place. The age of majority in Pennsylvania is 18.
The forms for emancipation in Pennsylvania vary from county to county.
There is no statute for emancipation in Pennsylvania. You will have to wait until you reach the age of majority. If you are not safe, contact social services for help.
There is none as Pennsylvania one of the 15 states that has not passed emancipation law. Having a child does not make you an adult. If you are not safe, contact social services for assistance.
Pennsylvania does not have an emancipation statute. You will have to check and see if your specific county has a process.
Pennsylvania's emancipation laws are set by the county. Each county has different rules about it and not all of them offer emancipation.
The laws of emancipation in Pennsylvania vary from county to county. Montgomery County has never granted an emancipation request. It appears that they do not feel that they have been authorized to do so.
There is no specific age for a child to become unemancipated. There are a variety of reasons why a child may want to become emancipated. In the state of Pennsylvania, there is no minimum age for emancipation however, there must be a reason for the child to request this status.
No, not until you attain the age of emancipation, or have been legally emancipated by the court after applying for same.
The age of emancipation is the age of majority. In Virginia is 18.
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