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"Petition for emancipation"
Emancipation Age:
16
Title 16.1-331
§ 16.1-331. Petition for emancipation. Any minor who has reached his sixteenth birthday and is residing in this Commonwealth, or any parent or guardian of such minor, may petition the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the county or city in which either the minor or his parents or guardian resides for a determination that the minor named in the petition be emancipated. The petition shall contain, in addition to the information required by § 16.1-262, the gender of the minor and, if the petitioner is not the minor, the name of the petitioner and the relationship of the petitioner to the minor.
Also, here is the content of 16.1-262, which gives the information required for a petition of emancipation:
Title 16.1-262
§ 16.1-262. Form and content of petition. The petition shall contain the facts below indicated: "Commonwealth of Virginia, In re ..." a (name of child) child under eighteen years of age. "In the Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court of the county (or city) of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ." 1. Statement of name, age, date of birth, if known, and residence of the child. 2. Statement of names and residence of his parents, guardian, legal custodian or other person standing in loco parentis and spouse, if any. 3. Statement of names and residence of the nearest known relatives if no parent or guardian can be found. 4. Statement of the specific facts which allegedly bring the child within the purview of this law. If the petition alleges a delinquent act, it shall make reference to the applicable sections of the Code which designate the act a crime. 5. Statement as to whether the child is in custody, and if so, the place of detention or shelter care, and the time the child was taken into custody, and the time the child was placed in detention or shelter care. If any of the facts herein required to be stated are not known by the petitioner, the petition shall so state. The petition shall be verified, except that petitions filed under § 63.2-1237 may be signed by the petitioner's counsel, and may be upon information. In accordance with § 16.1-69.32, the Supreme Court may formulate rules for the form and content of petitions in the juvenile court concerning matters related to the custody, visitation or support of a child and the protection, support or maintenance of an adult where the provisions of this section are not appropriate.
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