North Carolina § 7B-3504 Considerations for emancipation

North Carolina Statutes

§ 7B-3504 — Considerations for emancipation

North Carolina § 7B-3504

Ch. 7BJuvenile Code

Art. 35Emancipation

Subch. IVPARENTAL AUTHORITY; EMANCIPATION

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3504 (2026).

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In determining the best interests of the petitioner and the need for emancipation, the court shall review the following considerations:

(1)The parental need for the earnings of the petitioner;

(2)The petitioner's ability to function as an adult;

(3)The petitioner's need to contract as an adult or to marry;

(4)The employment status of the petitioner and the stability of the petitioner's living arrangements;

(5)The extent of family discord which may threaten reconciliation of the petitioner with the petitioner's family;

(6)The petitioner's rejection of parental supervision or support; and

(7)The quality of parental supervision or support. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)

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In determining the best interests of the petitioner and the need for emancipation, the court shall review the following considerations:
(1) The parental need for the earnings of the petitioner;
(2) The petitioner's ability to function as an adult;
(3) The petitioner's need to contract as an adult or to marry;
(4) The employment status of the petitioner and the stability of the petitioner's living arrangements;
(5) The extent of family discord which may threaten reconciliation of the petitioner with the petitioner's family;
(6) The petitioner's rejection of parental supervision or support; and
(7) The quality of parental supervision or support. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)