It is called the age of majority. In most places it is set at 18, but can be as high as 21 depending on the state or country. Until then an individual is not considered an adult and cannot enter into contracts.
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In Indiana, the legal age a minor can leave home without parental consent is 18 years old. However, in cases of abuse or neglect, minors can seek emancipation through the court system.
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{| |- | Once the age of majority is reached, they are no longer a minor. In Georgia, the age is 18. At that point the parents are no longer responsible for the child. |}
In New York, parents are legally responsible for their child until the child turns 21 years old.
A minor is a person under the legal age of majority. The age differs from one jurisdiction to another, but usually around the age of 16 a person is no longer considered a minor. Another meaning is someone who is of lesser importance than someone else, such as a 'minor official'.
When they are no longer a minor. Which would be when they turn 18 in Florida.
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In Indiana, the age of emancipation for a minor is 19 years old.
The age of majority is 18 in New Jersey. That is when they are considered an adult.
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