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750 ILCS 30/1 (2026)

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(750 ILCS 30/1) (from Ch. 40, par. 2201)
    Sec. 1. Short title. This Act may be cited as the Emancipation of Minors Act.
(Source: P.A. 93-105, eff. 7-8-03.)

    
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 12 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1996–2026 · leading case: Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 2011 IL 108656 (Ill. 2011).
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Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 2011 IL 108656 (Ill. 2011). “” Because emancipation applies to minors (see 750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2006)), and not to adults, we will use the more precise term “dependent” to refer to an adult who is incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical disability.”
In Re Marriage of Baumgartner, 930 N.E.2d 1024 (Ill. 2010). “3 The Emancipation of Minors Act provides a statutory emancipation procedure (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2008)) that “does not limit or exclude any other means either in statute or case law by which a minor may become emancipated.”
Clark v. Child.'s Mem'l Hosp., 955 N.E.2d 1065 (Ill. 2011). “" Because emancipation applies to minors (see 750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2006)), and not to adults, we will use the more precise term "dependent" to refer to an adult who is incapable of self-support due to a mental or physical disability.”
Proctor Hosp. v. Taylor, 665 N.E.2d 872 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 1994). Second, de facto emancipation occurs when a minor reaches the age of majority, marries, or enters the armed forces.”
In Re Est. of Johnson, 673 N.E.2d 386 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “Under the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 1994)), a "mature minor" who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage his or her own affairs and live wholly or partially independent of his or her parents, may petition the court to obtain the…”
Hope Clinic for Women v. Adams, 2011 IL App (1st) 101463 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “This exception differs from the one in the Illinois act, because in the Illinois act the minor must have been already adjudicated emancipated pursuant to the Illinois Emancipation of Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2008)). By contrast, the Missouri statute contained no…”
People v. Johnson, 2024 IL App (1st) 230172-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2024). “750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2024). That statute allows a “mature minor” between the ages of 16 and 18 to “obtain the legal status of an emancipated person with power to enter into valid legal contracts” but only if he or she “has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage…”
In re Est. of Johnson, 673 N.E.2d 386 (Ill. App. Ct. 1996). “Under the Emancipation of Mature Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 1994)), a "mature minor” who has demonstrated the ability and capacity to manage his or her own affairs and live wholly or partially independent of his or her parents may petition the court to obtain the…”
Hope Clinic for Women Ltd. v. Adams, 955 N.E.2d 511 (Ill. App. Ct. 2011). “This exception differs from the one in the Illinois act, because in the Illinois act the minor must have been already adjudicated emancipated pursuant to the Illinois Emancipation of Minors Act (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2008)). By contrast, the Missouri statute contained no…”
Direct Auto Ins. Co. v. Reynosa, 2020 IL App (1st) 190610-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2020). “See 750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West 2018) (the Emancipation of Minors Act).”
In re C.B, 2026 IL App (4th) 260232-U (Ill. App. Ct. 2026). “stodian, provided the court shall order the parent, parents, guardian, or legal custodian to cooperate with [DCFS] and comply with the terms of an after-care plan or risk the loss of custody of the child and the possible termination of their parental rights; or (4) ordered…”
In re Marriage of Baumgartner (Ill. 2010). “However, it may later be recognized by the courts when the outcome of a particular legal issue, such as the obligation of the parent to pay for the youth’s medical care 3 The Emancipation of Minors Act provides a statutory emancipation procedure (750 ILCS 30/1 et seq. (West…”
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