N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3504

Current through Session Law 2024-58

Section 7B-3504 - Considerations for emancipation

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.

N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3504

1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.