O.C.G.A.
O.C.G.A. § 15-11-720 (2019)
Conditions under which emancipation may occur
✓ O.C.G.A.: 2019 edition (Public.Resource.Org Release 73)
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(a) Emancipation may occur by operation of law or pursuant to a petition filed with the court as provided in this article by a child who is at least 16 years of age.
(b) An emancipation occurs by operation of law:
(1) When a child is validly married;
(2) When a child reaches the age of 18 years; or
(3) During the period when a child is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States.
(c) An emancipation occurs by court order pursuant to a petition filed by a child with the juvenile court.
History
Code 1981, § 15-11-720, enacted by Ga. L. 2013, p. 294, § 1-1/HB 242.