Emancipation Attorneys for High-Earning Minors in Los Angeles
Protect Your Earnings, Control Your Contracts, Secure Your Future
You’re sixteen with a six-figure income, but you can’t sign the contract that could define your career. Maybe you’re fourteen, earning more in a month than most adults make in a year, but your parents control every dollar, or worse, they’re making decisions that put everything you’ve built at risk.
Or maybe you’re a parent watching your teenager succeed at things that scare most adults, and you know they need more than your permission to keep growing.
When your career moves at the speed of opportunity, waiting until eighteen can be financially catastrophic. Every unsigned contract is money lost. Every delayed decision is a career detour you can’t afford.
Emancipation of minors gives you the legal authority that your success already demands. It’s the process that grants a child adult rights—to control their earnings, sign their own contracts, make their own business decisions, and protect the career they’ve built.
Mr. Provinziano took on our guardianship case during a painful time and helped us secure custody of our grandchild through a long, complex legal journey. He was honest, responsive, and deeply knowledgeable, never overpromising, always prepared. Thanks to him and his team, we now have permanent guardianship and deep gratitude.
Los Angeles Emancipation of Minors Attorneys
At Provinziano & Associates, our emancipation attorneys help young actors, musicians, content creators, athletes, entrepreneurs, and high-earning minors throughout Los Angeles, Beverly Hills, and Orange County secure emancipation before opportunity becomes history.
Led by Certified Family Law Specialist Alphonse Provinziano, our firm has handled over 2,000 California family law cases, including complex, high-value matters that require discretion and expertise. We’ve convinced courts that sometimes age doesn’t determine financial competence.
How Our Los Angeles Lawyers for Emancipation of Minors Can Help You
We handle every stage of the emancipation process—from initial petitions to court presentations that convince skeptical judges. Whether you’re a teen seeking legal control over your career, parents supporting your child’s independence, or families dealing with circumstances that can’t wait until eighteen, our emancipation lawyers have the experience to turn your unique situation into a compelling case.
We’ve protected young careers from well-meaning but financially damaging parental control, and helped well-intentioned parents step back gracefully when their child’s success demanded professional-level autonomy.
When Your Income Has More Zeros Than Your Agemates
You’re managing a multi-million dollar career while your agent still needs your parents to approve appearance fees. Your business advisor wants to restructure your investments, but every decision requires parental consent. You’re ready to buy property, expand your brand, or take your company international—but you’re legally powerless to move forward.
This is the reality for financially successful minors who’ve outgrown the legal limitations of their age.
Our lawyers specializing in the emancipation of minors focus on high-value cases where the stakes necessitate urgent legal action.
We document your business sophistication, financial independence, and decision-making track record in ways that convince courts you’re already operating at an adult level.
We handle the legal complexity while you focus on the career that’s already made you financially independent.
When Your Child's Success Outgrew Your Control
Your teen just lost a $2 million endorsement deal because you weren’t available to sign the contract.
Supporting your child’s emancipation when they’re financially successful isn’t giving up—it’s recognizing that their career has evolved beyond traditional parent-child dynamics.
We help parents of high-earning minors support the emancipation process strategically.
We show the courts that your child’s financial independence and business acumen justify early legal independence.
California's Emancipated Minor Laws and Legal Requirements
In California, minors aged 14 and older can petition for emancipation, but the court requires clear evidence of several key factors:
- Financial Independence: You must demonstrate the ability to support yourself financially through legal employment, business income, or other legitimate means.
- Housing Stability: The court needs to see that you have secure, appropriate living arrangements that don’t depend on your parents.
- Decision-Making Ability: You must show maturity and the capacity to make sound decisions about education, healthcare, and daily life.
- Best Interest Standard: The court will consider whether emancipation serves your best interests and doesn’t put you at risk.
What changes when you become an emancipated minor?
- Make your own medical and educational decisions
- Sign contracts and leases
- Keep your own earnings
- Make financial decisions without parental consent
- Full financial responsibility for housing, food, healthcare, and education
- Legal liability for your actions and debts
- No automatic right to parental financial support
- You still can’t vote, drink alcohol, or do other age-restricted activities
- Your relationship with your family can continue (if desired and healthy)
- You can still receive emotional support and guidance
The Provinziano & Associates Difference
From School Records to Financial Plans, We Know What the Court Needs to See
We work with the right professionals to ensure your petition includes all the necessary documentation—school records, employment verification, housing plans, and more. If financial support, custody, or child welfare agencies are involved, we know how to address those concerns clearly and proactively.
We Treat Your Personal Life With the Discretion It Deserves
While some court records are public by law, we take every possible measure to keep your case as private as the process allows. From how we communicate to how and where we file, to who sees what, we implement confidentiality strategies that ensure only the people who need to know do.
We Help You Anticipate
We help you prepare for each stage—from gathering documents to preparing for court hearings. This may include showing the court your ability to manage daily life, maintaining education or employment, and presenting a clear plan for stability and safety.
We Don’t Just Hear You, We Speak Your Language
At Provinziano & Associates, we believe no one and nothing should be lost in translation. While we primarily speak English, we also support clients in other languages and have many team members who speak a second language. If language is a concern, reach out to ask if we can support your native language.
What Our Clients Say
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With a deep understanding of California family law and over 75 years of combined experience, we’ve helped clients resolve everything from high-conflict custody cases to complex, high-asset divorces.
Here’s How Our Emancipation of Minors Law Firm Works With You
We don’t assume. We listen, ask questions, and build a strategy that reflects your financial reality, your contributions, and the life you’re working to move into, whether you’re a parent or a minor seeking legal independence.
Schedule a Private Case Evaluation
We start by listening. You’ll share what’s happening, why emancipation is being considered, and what you or your child needs moving forward.
After You Hire Us: Get a clear, custom legal strategy
Once hired, we take a close look at your unique circumstances—your financial situation, living arrangements, education plans, family dynamics, and long-term goals- and then build a strategy designed to protect your legal interests and future stability.
From negotiations to court, we move with a strategy crafted to get you heard
Whether it’s across the table or in front of a judge, we come prepared. Every filing, every conversation, every decision is built to protect what you’ve earned, acknowledge your maturity, and reflect your independence.
Frequently Asked Questions
About Emancipation of Minors in California
Can a teen talk to a lawyer about emancipation?
Yes. In California, teens can speak to a lawyer privately about emancipation—even without their parents’ permission. Lawyers can help you understand your rights, build a case, and explain the pros and cons before you file. It’s confidential, and no one else has to be notified unless you choose to move forward.
How can you emancipate yourself?
To emancipate yourself in California, you must file a petition in court, usually after turning 14. You’ll need to prove you can support yourself financially, manage your own affairs, and that emancipation is in your best interest. The court may ask for evidence like income, housing, school attendance, or work contracts. If the judge approves, you’ll receive a declaration of emancipation and gain many legal rights of an adult—including signing contracts and keeping your income.
How do I get emancipated without parental consent?
Can I get emancipated just because I want to?
Can you move out at 16 without parental consent?
How long does the emancipation process take?
It usually takes 2 to 6 months, depending on the court’s schedule and whether your parents agree or contest it. The timeline includes filing your petition, scheduling a hearing, gathering evidence, and waiting for the judge’s decision. If your case is urgent—like a pending contract or move—you can ask the court to expedite.
When It’s All on the Line, This Is Who Leads the Room
Alphonse Provinziano
Managing Partner & Senior Trial Attorney
With over 2,000 cases and more than 220 trials behind him, Alphonse Provinziano is one of California’s most trusted authorities in complex divorce, custody,
support, and property matters.
- A Former Prosecutor
- Certified Family Law Specialist
- Fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers (IAFL)
He brings extensive courtroom experience and strategic depth to every high-stakes family law case.
Respected by peers, sought after by clients, and featured in national media, Alphonse also teaches and presents to top family law attorneys across the U.S. and beyond.
Featured in: Bloomberg Law, People, Fortune, Insider, Fast Company, Newsweek, LA Times, The Mirror, and more.
Meet Alphonse Provinziano
Meet
Alphonse Provinziano
Managing Partner & Senior Trial Attorney
Featured in: Bloomberg Law, People, Fortune, Insider, Fast Company, Newsweek, LA Times, The Mirror, and more.
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