Emancipation

Minnesota does not have an emancipation statute, which essentially means that the status is conferred on a case-by-case basis. Emancipation is initiated by a parent, and may occur through a verbal or written agreement or may be implied from the conduct of the parties.³⁴⁹ When a minor is emancipated in Minnesota, the parents' legal duty to support the minor terminates.³⁵⁰ Due to the fact that Minnesota has no delineated statutory scheme, it would obviously not serve as a beneficial model for Massachusetts.

Footnotes

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In re Application of County of St. Louis to Determine Settlement of LaDean Fiihr. County of St. Louis v. County of Scott, 289 Minn. 322, 184 N.W. 2d 22 (1971)(citing Lufkin v. Harvey, 131 Minn. 238, 240, 154 N.W. 1097, 1098 (1915)). (See also In re Settlement of Horton, 212 Minn. 7, 9, 2 N.W.2d 149, 150 (1942)).

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Swenson v. Swenson, 241 Mo. App. 21, 227 S.W.2d 103, 20 A.L.R.2d 1409 (1950).