{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3504","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7B-3504","heading":"Considerations for emancipation.","body":"In determining the best interests of the petitioner and the need for emancipation, the court shall review the following considerations:\n(1)\tThe parental need for the earnings of the petitioner;\n(2)\tThe petitioner's ability to function as an adult;\n(3)\tThe petitioner's need to contract as an adult or to marry;\n(4)\tThe employment status of the petitioner and the stability of the petitioner's living arrangements;\n(5)\tThe extent of family discord which may threaten reconciliation of the petitioner with the petitioner's family;\n(6)\tThe petitioner's rejection of parental supervision or support; and\n(7)\tThe quality of parental supervision or support. (1979, c. 815, s. 1; 1998-202, s. 6.)","path":["Chapter 7B. Juvenile Code.","SUBCHAPTER IV. PARENTAL AUTHORITY; EMANCIPATION.","Article 35. Emancipation."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_7B/GS_7B-3504.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:32Z","sha256":"74b63c3f88d8266f96cd6ced008a674d60ec8da12330c1889af4e590a0ff71fc","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3503","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-7b-3505"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}