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Emancipation Checklist - Nevada
| Emancipation Checklist Form. This is a Nevada form and can be used in Family District Court Washoe County . |
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1 EMANCIPATION CHECKLIST 2 The Nevada law (N.R.S. 129.080) governing emancipation states: "Any minor who is at least 3 16 years of age, married or living apart from his or her parents or legal guardian, and who is a 4 resident of the county, may petition the District Court of that county for a decree of emancipation." 5 In keeping with this statute, if any of the answers to this questionnaire are answered in any way other than a yes, it may affect your ability to obtain emancipation though this procedure and you 6 may want to seek assistance from a private attorney. Prior to seeking assistance, fill out the 7 information sheet in the packet marked "Emancipation Information Worksheet." 8 A. I am at least 16 years of age. [_]yes [_]no 9 10 B. I am younger than 18 years of age. [_]yes [_]no 11 C. I am currently attending regular high school or I have been excused from attending high 12 school or I have been excused from attending high school according to Nevada law. 13 [_]yes [_]no 14 D. I am managing my own financial affairs. [_]yes [_]no 15 E. The natural parents(s) or legal guardian(s), (not yet deceased), h ave consented to allow me to live apart from them (or him or her). [_]yes [_]no 16 F. I am presently and willingly living apart from my parents(s) or legal guardian(s). 17 [_]yes [_]no 18 G. I do not have any income derived from criminal activities ("yes" means you do not, and "no" 19 means you do.) [_]yes [_]no 20 21 H. One hundred percent of my support is provided from funds I derive from employment. [_]yes [_]no 22 These are initial questions that need to be answered in the affirmative for a strong case to go23 forward on your own. 24 If either A or B is answered "no", judicial emancipation is not possible in Nevada. 25 If A or B is answered "yes", but one or more of the remaining questions are answered "no", then you may want to seek additional help from an attorney or the Office of the Family Court 26 Facilitator in preparing your petition. 27 28 American LegalNet, Inc. www.USCourtForms.com
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