Washington WPF PS 10B.0850 - Order Appointing Guardian ad Litem on Behalf of Minor

Emancipation is a legal process that gives a person who is 16 or 17 years of age legal independence from his/her parent(s) or guardian (legally declared an adult). Where can I find the Emancipation of Minors Statue? It is under Revised Code of Washington (RCW) 13.64.

Alabama and Nebraska set the age of majority to 19 and Mississippi sets it at 21.

You may not move out of the state without your parents' permission. You are not an adult and, unless you have been legally emancipated, you have to right to disobey your parents.

You may not move out of the state without your parents' permission. You are not an adult and, unless you have been legally emancipated, you have to right to disobey your parents.

You can live at home until you are 18 or you can petition the Juvenile Court to declare you emancipated. It is unusual for a minor to petition the court for emancipation.

This is because the law provides that juvenile courts only have power over juveniles under 17 years of age when they run away or desert home. However, the law requires parents to continue supporting the runaway 17 year old until they turn 18.

In Washington, it is illegal for an adult (someone 18 or older) to have sex with a minor (someone younger than 16), even if the sex is consensual. The state also forbids certain sexual contact and intercourse between minors who are more than a certain number of years apart in age.

Washington does not have a Romeo and Juliet law, so it is still unlawful for someone under the age of 16 to engage in sexual activity with someone slightly older.The younger person is younger than 12, they may lawfully engage in sexual activity with their spouse, as long as the spouse is less than 24 months older.