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'''Emancipation of minors''' is a legal mechanism by which a [[Minor (law)|minor]] before attaining the [[age of majority]] is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from responsibility for their child. Minors are normally considered legally incompetent to enter into contracts and to handle their own affairs. Emancipation overrides that presumption and allows emancipated children to legally make certain decisions on their own behalf.
Depending on jurisdiction, a child may be emancipated by acts such as [[child marriage]], attaining economic self-sufficiency, obtaining an educational [[academic degree|degree]] or [[diploma]], or [[military service]]. In the United States, all states have some form of emancipation of minors.<ref>{{cite web |title=Emancipation of Minors |url=https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/emancipation_of_minors |website=Wex |publisher=Cornell Law School |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Emancipation |url=https://www.courts.ca.gov/selfhelp-emancipation.htm |website=California Courts |access-date=24 September 2020}}</ref>
Even without a court proceeding, some jurisdictions will find a minor to be emancipated for purposes of making a decision in the absence of the minor's parents or guardians. For example, a child in most jurisdictions can enter into a binding contract to procure their own basic needs. However, when a child's needs are not provided by a parent, the child is often deemed a ward of the state and receives a court-appointed guardian.
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