Emancipation in California... is it possible in my situation?

[Just Blue]

That is what makes me think the 14 year old might be in the entertainment business.

Why Q? What has OP posted that made you think that?????????

 

[cbg]

There are two issues here:

1.) Can the 14 year old become emancipated?

2.) If emancipated, can the 14 year old then obtain a mortgage?

Since the 14 year old is still looking for a job, that kind of implies that she is not an Olympic athlete or a child actress. Additionally, since the family has not moved to California yet, she is not a legal resident of that state. California is the only state which will even consider emancipating a 14 year old so emancipation is not going to be possible prior to the move AND her becoming a legal resident thereof. So, yeah, I think it's a pretty good bet that Daughter is not going to be emancipated in the foreseeable future.

I continue to maintain that the likelihood of a 14 year old (or a 15 year old, or even a 16 year old), with no credit history (of course she doesn't - she doesn't even have a job) being granted a mortgage all on her own right off the bat with no co-signer and while still in school, even with a job, is so slim as to be non-existent. In fact, I would venture to say that the instrument has not yet been invented which can measure the magnitude of slimness we are talking about here.

I have not, and will not, make any judgment about the OP's parenting skills.

 

[Just Blue]

There are two issues here:

1.) Can the 14 year old become emancipated?

2.) If emancipated, can the 14 year old then obtain a mortgage?

Since the 14 year old is still looking for a job, that kind of implies that she is not an Olympic athlete or a child actress. Additionally, since the family has not moved to California yet, she is not a legal resident of that state. California is the only state which will even consider emancipating a 14 year old so emancipation is not going to be possible prior to the move AND her becoming a legal resident thereof. So, yeah, I think it's a pretty good bet that Daughter is not going to be emancipated in the foreseeable future.

I continue to maintain that the likelihood of a 14 year old (or a 15 year old, or even a 16 year old), with no credit history (of course she doesn't - she doesn't even have a job) being granted a mortgage all on her own right off the bat with no co-signer and while still in school, even with a job, is so slim as to be non-existent. In fact, I would venture to say that the instrument has not yet been invented which can measure the magnitude of slimness we are talking about here.

I have not, and will not, make any judgment about the OP's parenting skills.

I will. They stink.

 

[quincy]

Why Q? What has OP posted that made you think that?????????

The fact that the daughter wants to help make the move to California possible for her family by buying them a house, and that the parents seem to think their 14 year old might be able to do this (perhaps through emancipation), makes me think that.

What parent thinks their child can buy them a house without some good reason to believe it possible?

Again I say that facts matter and we do not have enough facts to say if the parent here is totally clueless or if a house purchase by the 14 year old is something that is within the realm of possibilities.

 

[CdwJava]

I think it unlikely that a court would consider emancipating a 14 year old simply for the financial benefit of the parent.

Folks, emancipation is not a fill-out-the-form-and-be-done sort of thing. A COURT has to agree that this is in the best interests of the child. Absent some really and truly compelling evidence, this is not at all likely. If emancipation of minors - even in the entertainment industry - were so easy, we'd see more of it.

I have seen parents use their children as sources of credit (and ruining it) but never via emancipation. This makes me scratch my head a bit.

 

[not2cleverRed]

Maybe OP is actually the 14 year.