{"data":{"id":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-720","jurisdiction":"us-ga","citation":"O.C.G.A. § 15-11-720","heading":"Conditions under which emancipation may occur.","body":"(a) Emancipation may occur by operation of law or pursuant to a petition filed with the court as provided in this article by a child who is at least 16 years of age.\n(b) An emancipation occurs by operation of law:\n(1) When a child is validly married;\n(2) When a child reaches the age of 18 years; or\n(3) During the period when a child is on active duty with the armed forces of the United States.\n(c) An emancipation occurs by court order pursuant to a petition filed by a child with the juvenile court.","path":["TITLE 15 Courts","CHAPTER 11 Juvenile Code","Article 10 Emancipation"],"source_url":"https://archive.org/download/gov.ga.ocga.2018/release86.2022.11/gov.ga.ocga.title.15.odt","current_through":"Release 86 (2022-11)","vintage":"Public.Resource.Org bulk O.C.G.A., Release 86 (2022-11), retrieved 2026-09-17","retrieved_at":"2026-09-17T19:34:57Z","sha256":"3692a0b1e572fbb90d4606bd7548e8672ec3d352b08d68c4460d21c1dca71ab7","source_id":"us-ga","stale":false,"prev":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-710","next":"us-ga/o.c.g.a.-15-11-721"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}