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No... To be considered an adult you have to be 18. However, the law may prosecute a 17 year old as an adult in some criminal cases.
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Is a seventeen year old person considered an adult in the US?
NO.
Is a seventeen-year-old an adult?
You are not considered an adult until you are 18 in the United States.
Is a seventeen year old person considered an adult in Georgia if they're living with a person over eighteen?
{| |- | Not unless they are married. They are not considered an adult. The age of majority is 18. And there is not an emancipation statute in Georgia. |}
How old do you have to be to move out in MI?
In the state of MI, yes, a seventeen year old can move out of their parents' home. The police will not bring them back. At seventeen, a person is considered an adult, can be charged with a crime in the adult court and can make decisions about where to live.
How many years will a seventeen year old get if you get caught dating a fourteen year old?
Actually none because when you are 17 you are not considered a adult, you may be close but are not there yet.
Can a seventeen year old who has a child legally move out of her parents house without consent?
Seventeen is not considered an adult. Until they turn 18 the parents make the decisions. And having a child does not change the age.
What if a seventeen year old gets pregnant is she considered an adult is she isn't in school?
no. you need to move out of your parents house, get a job or your GED, then get yourself emancipated
Can an illegal take a seventeen year old to court in FL?
A seventeen year old can not normally be sued in court. They are not yet an adult. Their parents can be sued, as they are responsible for the 17 year old.
Can a seventeen year old girl move out at 17 in Texas?
Seventeen is not eighteen. Until they are an adult, they need parental permission or a court order.
In the state of Texas is a seventeen year old an adult?
No, the age of majority in Texas is 18.
Are parents respnsible for seventeen year old's medical bills in Missouri if they do not reside with either parent?
They are still considered a minor. The parents are responsible for them until the become an adult at age 18.
What do you have to do with insurance and school documents and things like that when your seventeen year old daughter gets married her senior year of high school?
Once she's married, she's considered an adult and she's on her own with the insurance and school.
