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This law was first created in 1986. The record of its establishment is cataloged in chapter 506 of that year\u2019s edition of \u201cActs of Assembly,\u201d the annual state publication listing all changes made to the Code of Virginia in that year. Unfortunately, the 1986 \u201cActs\u201d aren\u2019t available online. It has been modified 2 times. Those modifications are cataloged by \u201cThe Acts of Assembly,\u201d a state publication, by year and chapter. Those modifications that can be read on the General Assembly\u2019s website will be linked accordingly. Those modifications are as follows: in 2016, chapters 457<\/a> and 543<\/a>; in 2024, chapter 737<\/a>.<\/p>","references":[{"id":63770,"section_number":"16.1-309.1","catch_line":"Exception as to confidentiality","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-309.1\/"},{"id":54828,"section_number":"16.1-334.1","catch_line":"Identification card issued to minor by DMV","order_by":null,"url":"\/16.1-334.1\/"},{"id":81351,"section_number":"22.1-3","catch_line":"Persons to whom public schools shall be free","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-3\/"},{"id":59686,"section_number":"22.1-3.4","catch_line":"Enrollment of certain children placed in foster care","order_by":null,"url":"\/22.1-3.4\/"}],"refers_to":false,"permalink":{"id":161237,"object_type":"law","relational_id":72397,"identifier":"16.1-333","token":"16.1\/11\/15\/16.1-333","url":"\/16.1-333\/","edition_id":1,"permalink":0,"preferred":1},"url":"\/16.1-333\/","token":"16.1\/11\/15\/16.1-333","dublin_core":{"Title":"Findings necessary to order that minor is emancipated","Type":"Text","Format":"text\/html","Identifier":"\u00a7 16.1-333","Relation":"Code of Virginia"},"html":"\n\t\t\t\t\t\t

The court<\/span> may enter an order<\/span> declaring the minor<\/span> emancipated if, after a hearing<\/span>, it is found that: (i) the minor<\/span> is on active duty with any of the armed forces of the United States of America or (ii) the minor<\/span> willingly lives separate and apart from his parents or guardian, with the consent or acquiescence of the parents or guardian, and that the minor<\/span> is or is capable of supporting himself and competently managing his own financial affairs.<\/p><\/section>","plain_text":" CODE OF VIRGINIA\n\nFINDINGS NECESSARY TO ORDER THAT MINOR IS EMANCIPATED (\u00a7 16.1-333)\n\nThe court may enter an order declaring the minor emancipated if, after a\nhearing, it is found that: (i) the minor is on active duty with any of the armed\nforces of the United States of America or (ii) the minor willingly lives\nseparate and apart from his parents or guardian, with the consent or\nacquiescence of the parents or guardian, and that the minor is or is capable of\nsupporting himself and competently managing his own financial affairs.\n\nHISTORY: 1986, c. 506; 2016, cc. 457, 543; 2024, c. 737.","edition":{"id":1,"name":"2025","slug":"2025","date_created":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","date_modified":"2026-06-21 22:39:22","current":1,"order_by":1,"last_import":null}}