CHILDREN AND THE LAW
...Evidentiary Issues
......Emancipation
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Trial court erred by not swearing in witnesses at emancipation hearing per statutory requirements of Family and Evidence Codes.

As substantial evidence did not support implied factual findings that parents consented to or acquiesced in M's living apart and that she was adequately managing her own financial affairs, order of emancipation was improper.