What is the basis for offspring to divorce/emancipate themselves from
parents? Was it publicity only? what practical effect did the ruling have?

Conversely, has a parent ever legally separated themselves from their
children? E.g., could a prominent family say their children could no longer
use the surname if the youngens were misbehaving?

Excuse the controversy.

Mike on 28 Oct 2003 suggested:
What is the basis for offspring to divorce/emancipate themselves from parents?

It would depend on each State's laws regarding the topic. In
general, emancipation is defined as the "termination of the rights of
the parents to the custody, control, services and earnings of a minor."
And a minor is usually defined as "a person under the age of 18 years."

In California, if you want to be declared emancipated by a judge,
you must convince the judge that you meet ALL of the following
requirements:
1) You are at least 14 years old.
2) You willingly want to live separate and apart from your parents with
the consent or acquiescence of your parents. (Your parents do not object
to you living apart from them.)
3) You can manage your own finances.
4) You have a source of income that does not come from any illegal
activity.
5) Emancipation would not be contrary to your best interests; it is good
for you.
Was it publicity only? what practical effect did the ruling have?
Not familiar with "the ruling" you speak of, but if you see the
above definition, you get an idea of what effect it would have.
Conversely, has a parent ever legally separated themselves from their children?

Many times! It's usually called giving them up for adoption.
Child Protective Services (or their equivalent) has also legally
separated parents from their children by operation of law.
E.g., could a prominent family say their children could no longer use the surname if the youngens were misbehaving?
Emancipation has nothing to do with your surname. I can use
Rockefeller's surname if I so chose.

--Douglas

"Mike" <bakerdivert@lava.net> wrote in message news:<vptf8gheien1fe@corp.supernews.com>... What is the basis for offspring to divorce/emancipate themselves from parents? Was it publicity only? what practical effect did the ruling have?

Alicia Silverstone, so the story goes, sought emancipation for the
purpose of avoiding restrictive work rules that apply to minors in the
film industry. As an emancipated minor, she was then allowed to work
under the rules that apply to adults. This is supposed to have been
important in the making of her first film, "The Crush".

The basis for emancipation varies from state to state, but in general
a court-ordered emancipation requires that the minor be
self-supporting and capable of functioning as an adult.

The practical consequence of emancipation is that the emancipated
minor is thereafter treated, for many but not all legal purposes, as
an adult.
Conversely, has a parent ever legally separated themselves from their children? E.g., could a prominent family say their children could no longer use the surname if the youngens were misbehaving?

The usual remedy for this sort of thing is disowning. A parent can't
refuse to support a child, but they can be written out of wills,
prohibited from using family titles (not that these carry much weight
in the US), and the like.

This only works if you have assets worth disowning them from. In
families that don't, the Mother's Curse ("May you have children who
grow up to behave exactly like you") is more effective.

--
Not a lawyer,

Chris Green

"Christopher Green" <cj.green@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message
news:c31fa7b1.0310290952.41b507b6@posting.google.c om... Alicia Silverstone, so the story goes, sought emancipation for the purpose of avoiding restrictive work rules that apply to minors in the film industry. As an emancipated minor, she was then allowed to work under the rules that apply to adults. This is supposed to have been important in the making of her first film, "The Crush".

So she wasn't pissed at her family, but was merely getting around child
labor laws?

"Mike" <bakerdivert@lava.net> wrote in message news:<vq2lj7phl6a297@corp.supernews.com>... "Christopher Green" <cj.green@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:c31fa7b1.0310290952.41b507b6@posting.google.c om... Alicia Silverstone, so the story goes, sought emancipation for the purpose of avoiding restrictive work rules that apply to minors in the film industry. As an emancipated minor, she was then allowed to work under the rules that apply to adults. This is supposed to have been important in the making of her first film, "The Crush". So she wasn't pissed at her family, but was merely getting around child labor laws?

That's the story that's normally given out. It isn't unheard-of in the
film industry, so it's plausible. There was some pressure from her
agent to emancipate, and there were some strained relations with her
family, but I haven't any idea how much those contributed.

--
Chris Green