How Children In Cults May Use Emancipation Laws To Free Themselves

“The author examines how children who are born into cults or brought into them at a young age can use state emancipation laws to gain independence when they are in their mid-teens, so long as they can demonstrate criteria that their states have established.

Commonly, states require a showing that the minor has achieved some level of economic self-sufficiency and can live emotionally and physically independently from his or her parents. There are some difficulties for cultic children in demonstrating these criteria, but the obstacles are not insurmountable. “

Used with permission from Executive Director Michael D. Langone, Ph.D., ICSA (International Cultic Studies Association)