N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3504

Considerations for emancipation

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Current — April 1, 2022

As of June 1, 2021

In determining the best interests of the petitioner and the need for emancipation, the court shall review the following considerations:

(1) The parental need for the earnings of the petitioner;

(2) The petitioner's ability to function as an adult;

(2) The petitioner’s ability to function as an adult;

(3) The petitioner's need to contract as an adult or to marry;

(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;

(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;

(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

(6) The petitioner’s rejection of parental supervision or support; and

(7) The quality of parental supervision or support.

History

(1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.