2020 Connecticut General Statutes
Title 46b - Family Law
Chapter 815t - Juvenile Matters
Section 46b-150d - Effect of emancipation.
An order that a minor is emancipated shall have the following effects: (1) The minor may consent to medical, dental or psychiatric care, without parental consent, knowledge or liability; (2) the minor may enter into a binding contract; (3) the minor may sue and be sued in such minor's own name; (4) the minor shall be entitled to such minor's own earnings and shall be free of control by such minor's parents or guardian; (5) the minor may establish such minor's own residence; (6) the minor may buy and sell real and personal property; (7) the minor may not thereafter be the subject of (A) a petition under section 46b-129 as an abused, neglected or uncared for child or youth, (B) a petition under section 46b-128 or 46b-133 as a delinquent child for any act committed before the date of the order, or (C) a petition under section 46b-149 alleging that the minor is a child from a family with service needs; (8) the minor may enroll in any school or college, without parental consent; (9) the minor shall be deemed to be over eighteen years of age for purposes of securing an operator's license under section 14-36 and a marriage license under section 46b-20a; (10) the minor shall be deemed to be over eighteen years of age for purposes of registering a motor vehicle under section 14-12; (11) the parents of the minor shall no longer be the guardians of the minor under section 45a-606; (12) the parents of a minor shall be relieved of any obligations respecting such minor's school attendance under section 10-184; (13) the parents shall be relieved of all obligation to support the minor; (14) the minor shall be emancipated for the purposes of parental liability for such minor's acts under section 52-572; (15) the minor may execute releases in such minor's own name; (16) the minor may enlist in the armed forces of the United States without parental consent; and (17) the minor may access or obtain a certified copy of a birth certificate under section 7-51.
(P.A. 79-397, S. 5; 79-631, S. 98, 111; P.A. 80-283, S. 2; 80-483, S. 120, 186; P.A. 84-429, S. 76; P.A. 90-61; P.A. 02-109, S. 2; P.A. 05-10, S. 20; 05-288, S. 225; P.A. 09-13, S. 16; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7, S. 90, 91; P.A. 11-240, S. 12, 13; P.A. 13-142, S. 3; P.A. 17-54, S. 2; P.A. 19-132, S. 2.)
History: P.A. 79-631 made no changes; P.A. 80-283 specified that minor is deemed to be over eighteen for purposes of securing marriage license in Subdiv. (i) and added Subdiv. (o) allowing minor to enlist in armed forces without parental consent; P.A. 80-483 substituted reference to Sec. 45-43 for reference to Sec. 45-53 in Subdiv. (j); P.A. 84-429 made technical change for statutory consistency; P.A. 90-61 specified that minor is deemed to be over eighteen for purposes of registering motor vehicle in Subdiv. (j) and relettered remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 02-109 amended Subdiv. (g) to change reference from Sec. 46b-120 to Sec. 46b-129, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 05-10 amended Subdiv. (i) to add reference to a civil union license under Sec. 46b-38jj; P.A. 05-288 redesignated Subdivs. (a) to (p) as Subdivs. (1) to (16) and made technical changes; P.A. 09-13 amended Subdiv. (9) to delete provision re securing civil union license under Sec. 46b-38jj without parental consent, effective October 1, 2010; Sept. Sp. Sess. P.A. 09-7 amended Subdiv. (7) to insert Subpara. designator (A) and insert Subpara. (B) re petition under Sec. 46b-128 or 46b-133 as delinquent child, Subpara. (C) re petition under Sec. 46b-149 re family with service needs, and Subpara. (D) re petition under Sec. 46b-150f re youth in crisis, effective January 1, 2010, and further amended Subdiv. (7) to delete Subpara. (D) re youth in crisis petition, effective July 1, 2012; P.A. 11-240 amended Subdiv. (7)(A) by deleting “dependent”, effective July 1, 2011; P.A. 13-142 added Subdiv. (17) re minor's access to certified copy of birth certificate; P.A. 17-54 substituted “section 46b-20a” for “subsection (b) of section 46b-30” in Subdiv. (9); P.A. 19-132 deleted reference to Sec. 14-118 in Subdiv. (15).
