Q: emancipation of a minor packet, how do I get one and cost to file the paperwork. Do I need a Lawyer to file
The minor is 17 and my granddaughter. My wife and I have legal guardianship granted by the courts in Ohio. Her mother died by the hands of her husband a year and half ago. After 8 months living with my wife and I, she wants to go back to Ohio to finish school,eat, sleep and live there. Please help, need to know how to emancipate a minor. Thank you
A:
You should contact the clerk of court for the county in which you are located. I strongly doubt that the court has a packet for an emancipation petition, but you can ask. Since she intends to return to Ohio, you could also ask a court clerk there; a Florida court might be reluctant to act when there is an Ohio guardianship in place.
Also, consider whether she really needs to be emancipated. It might be feasible to let her go to Ohio while still technically your ward. You might need to guarantee her lease, and make other such arrangements, but that would that could be an advantage in that you could better be sure she is taking care of herself.
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