TITLE V
JUDICIAL EMANCIPATION
Art. 3991. Petition for judicial emancipation
A. A minor age sixteen or older may petition for emancipation individually without the participation of his tutor or administrator. The petition of the minor shall name as parties defendant and shall be served personally on the parents of the minor, if parental authority exists, or his tutor if parental authority does not exist.
B. The parents of a minor age sixteen or older, if parental authority exists, or the tutor of the minor, if parental authority does not exist, may petition for the emancipation of the minor. A petition filed by the parents or tutor of a minor shall name the minor as defendant and shall be served personally on the minor and on an attorney appointed by the court, who shall represent the minor.
C. A joint petition for judicial emancipation may be filed by a minor age sixteen or older and the parents of the minor, if parental authority exists, or the tutor of the minor, if parental authority does not exist. A joint petition need not be served on any party.
Acts 2008, No. 786, §2, eff. Jan. 1, 2009.
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