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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-331 — Petition for emancipation

Current through 2026 Regular Session

Part of Article 15: Emancipation of Minors, Code of Virginia.

Full text of Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-331

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Va. Code Ann. § 16.1-331Primary source, current through the 2026 Regular Session

Any minor who has reached his sixteenth birthday and is residing in this Commonwealth, or any parent or guardian of such minor, may petition the juvenile and domestic relations district court for the county or city in which either the minor or his parents or guardian resides for a determination that the minor named in the petition be emancipated. The petition shall contain, in addition to the information required by § 16.1-262 , the gender of the minor and, if the petitioner is not the minor, the name of the petitioner and the relationship of the petitioner to the minor.

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