§ 7131 Void Emancipation Petition

Family Code·California

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•If someone lied or hid important info to get emancipated (become legally independent as a minor), you can ask a court to cancel it.
•Anyone can file this request—even a regular person or a group, not just family.
•You must file the request in the same court that approved the emancipation.

Example

A 16-year-old tells the court they have a job and can support themselves to get emancipated, but really, they have no job and their friend is paying their bills.

Someone (like a parent or social worker) can go to the same court and say, 'They lied about having a job—cancel the emancipation!'

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§ 7131 Void Emancipation Petition

A petition to void a declaration of emancipation on the ground that the declaration was obtained by fraud or by the withholding of material information may be filed by any person or by any public or private agency. The petition shall be filed in the court that made the declaration. (Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10. Operative January 1, 1994.)

Last verified: January 21, 2026

Key Terms

petition to void declaration of emancipation fraud withholding of material information

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Official text at leginfo.legislature.ca.gov
California Legislature. Family Code. Section 7131.

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