Q: My 17 year old signed a military contract. His ship date was delayed. Is he still emancipated in CO before he ships?
My 17 year old son signed a contract and was supposed to ship to Army boot camp today. I signed giving permission for him to join. I was told he was emancipated because he had officially joined the army when he signed his contract. He was a witness to a crime and was told today that he can’t ship until the investigation is complete. Is he emancipated in Colorado now? I am having a very difficult time with him living with me and I don’t know if I can keep dealing with the chaos and behavior. But I also don’t know if, at 17, he is emancipated or not and if I am still responsible to him until he ships or until he is 18…whichever comes first.
A: Unless he is serving, he is not actually emancipated. Even then, that is a determination for the Court. A person does not automatically become emancipated when they sign a contract to serve or when they begin serving, for reasons such as these. Additionally, it would be rare for a witness to be told not to leave the state. It sounds like he may have been involved in the crime.
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