Emancipation
1. A minor who has reached sixteen years of age may be declared fully capable if they work under a labor contract, including a contract of employment, or engage in entrepreneurial activities with the consent of their parents, adopters, or guardian.
The declaration of a minor as fully capable (emancipation) is carried out by the guardianship and custody authority — with the consent of both parents, adopters, or guardian, or in the absence of such consent — by court decision.
2. Parents, adopters, and guardians are not liable for the obligations of an emancipated minor
minor, in particular with regard to obligations arising from damage caused by them
Source: "Civil Code of the Russian Federation (Part One)" dated 30.11.1994 № 51-FZ (version as of 03.12.2012)