Yes. Doing so can invite charges of identity theft, fraud, theft by deception and, depending on how the law is translated, child abuse if the intention of the act was to cause harm to the child. If you are interested in teaching your child financial responsibility then i would suggest another route.
Added: Technically speaking - minors are legally 'incapable' of entering into contracts. They cannot be held responsible for them, nor are businesses or individuals required to accept them.
The duck told the clerk, "Just put it on my bill."
Yes. It is also illegal in several states.
they get put in a Foster Home, or if they are young maybe they would get adopted.
You can be returned home at age 17. If it is unsafe, they can put you into foster care. The state takes a dim view on minors living alone and unsupervised.
State governments
No. It's not so much that it's specifically illegal as that a lease is a contract, and minors cannot legally enter into contracts.
no not that i know, my dad had bad credit so he put it in my grandmas name
18. 16 "technically" but they won't hire at 16 because you cannot be put on the register at that age -- illegal for minors to sell sophisticates (porn).
my name is Bill, or my bill just got higher
That's illegal (it's fraud).
Yes it is Very illegal. This is fraud, and the person will most likely be put in jail.
No. If the bill was incurred when you were a minor, then the bill is your parent's responsibility. It would be illegal to put it on your credit report.
Innocent people, incompetents, and minors.
If it happens while the mail is the property of the US Postal Service my guess is yes, it is illegal.
NO!!! I think that's illegal unless you have that person with you.
As long as you have a bill of sale from the previous owner and a clean title (if required by your DMV) you have a lifetime to put it in your name.
Ignoring the for the moment the absolutely atrocious parenting this is symptomatic of; no, the social and name you signed up for the cards with are set in stone. Added: Also..., if the children are minors, in many (most/all??) jurisdictions minors cannot "own" property in their own name.