Statutory emancipation of minors
Use and impact
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9052833 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Eleanor Willemsen (Santa Clara University), Carol Sanger (Santa Clara University) |
| Year | 1991 |
| Volume | 61 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 540-551 |
| Publication date | 1991-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Orthopsychiatry (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9432 • E-ISSN: 1939-0025 |
| Publisher | American Psychological Association (APA) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1037/h0079284 |
| PMID | 1746629 |
| OpenAlex | W2085632157 |
| Language | EN |
Interviews with 18 adolescents who petitioned for emancipation under a California statute revealed that the decision to seek emancipation was often based on the concerns of adult family members, and that those adults sometimes facilitated the actual legal process. The study also revealed that the statute's prerequisites for emancipation were frequently not fulfilled
Emancipation · Political science · Politics · Sociology · Statute · Statutory law · Child Welfare and Adoption · Ethics and Legal Issues in Pediatric Healthcare · Law · Law, Rights, and Freedoms
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |