Sec. 46b-150d. Effect of emancipation.
Sec. 46b-150d. Effect of emancipation. An order that a minor is emancipated
shall have the following effects: (1) The minor may consent to medical, dental or psychiatric care, without parental consent, knowledge or liability; (2) the minor may enter into
a binding contract; (3) the minor may sue and be sued in such minor's own name; (4)
the minor shall be entitled to such minor's own earnings and shall be free of control by
such minor's parents or guardian; (5) the minor may establish such minor's own residence; (6) the minor may buy and sell real and personal property; (7) the minor may
not thereafter be the subject of a petition under section 46b-129 as an abused, dependent,
neglected or uncared for child or youth; (8) the minor may enroll in any school or college,
without parental consent; (9) the minor shall be deemed to be over eighteen years of
age for purposes of securing an operator's license under section 14-36 and a marriage
license under subsection (b) of section 46b-30 or a civil union license under section
46b-38jj without parental consent; (10) the minor shall be deemed to be over eighteen
years of age for purposes of registering a motor vehicle under section 14-12; (11) the
parents of the minor shall no longer be the guardians of the minor under section 45a-606; (12) the parents of a minor shall be relieved of any obligations respecting such
minor's school attendance under section 10-184; (13) the parents shall be relieved of
all obligation to support the minor; (14) the minor shall be emancipated for the purposes
of parental liability for such minor's acts under section 52-572; (15) the minor may
execute releases in such minor's own name under section 14-118; and (16) the minor
may enlist in the armed forces of the United States without parental consent.
(P.A. 79-397, S. 5; 79-631, S. 98, 111; P.A. 80-283, S. 2; 80-483, S. 120, 186; P.A. 84-429, S. 76; P.A. 90-61; P.A.
02-109, S. 2; P.A. 05-10, S. 20; 05-288, S. 225.)
History: P.A. 79-631 made no changes; P.A. 80-283 specified that minor is deemed to be over eighteen for purposes
of securing marriage license in Subdiv. (i) and added Subdiv. (o) allowing minor to enlist in armed forces without parental
consent; P.A. 80-483 substituted reference to Sec. 45-43 for reference to Sec. 45-53 in Subdiv. (j); P.A. 84-429 made
technical change for statutory consistency; P.A. 90-61 specified that minor is deemed to be over eighteen for purposes of
registering motor vehicle in Subdiv. (j) and relettered remaining Subdivs. accordingly; P.A. 02-109 amended Subdiv. (g)
to change reference from Sec. 46b-120 to Sec. 46b-129, effective June 7, 2002; P.A. 05-10 amended Subdiv. (i) to add
reference to a civil union license under Sec. 46b-38jj; P.A. 05-288 redesignated Subdivs. (a) to (p) as Subdivs. (1) to (16)
and made technical changes.
Cited. 38 CS 503. Cited. 39 CS 35. Cited. 40 CS 349. Cited. 44 CS 437.