The laws vary from state to state. In most of them 18 is the age of adulthood. At that point the parents have no legal responsibility for their children. There are two where it is 19 (Nebraska and Alabama) and in Washington DC and Mississippi it is 21.
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It is not illegal for a minor to consume alcohol, but it is illegal to sell alcohol to a minor. It is illegal for a minor to be supplied with alcohol unless it is by a parent or legal guardian and it is to be drunk at a private gathering. It is also illegal for a minor to have or to drink alcohol in a public place unless they are with a parent or legal guardian. The reason New Zealand law allows this drinking by minors, is that the parents or legal guardians are deemed to be responsible for the minors.
Yes, unless the child has been emancipated, or is in the care of the state or another guardian.
No, a parent must be present.
A minor cannot runaway legally to a relative in another state and there not be any legal repurcussions from it. The parent/custodian has a "duty of care" that the law says they are responsible for that minors health, care and well being. Unless the minor has been emancipated then they can do whatever they want like an 18 year old + adult can do
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As long as they are a minor, they are the parent's responsibility. When the child becomes an adult at age 18 they are no longer responsible.
The parents are no longer responsible for a child when they reach the age of majority. In Washington that is age 18.
In New York, parents are legally responsible for their child until the child turns 21 years old.
When the child is 18.
In South Carolina, a child is considered a legal adult at age 18. At this point, parents are no longer legally responsible for their child's decisions and well-being.
In Maryland, a minor is someone under the age of 18. Parents are generally responsible for their minor children until they turn 18, except for some specific circumstances such as when a minor is married or emancipated by a court.
The age of majority in Alabama is 18 years old. Parents are still responsible for their child until the day of the 19th birthday.
In Maryland, the legal age of majority is 18. Parents are typically responsible for their children until they turn 18, unless the child is emancipated by a court order before then.
In New York, a parent is typically responsible for a child until they turn 18 years old, which is the age of majority. This means that at 18, the child is legally considered an adult and the parent is no longer responsible for them.
Their legal parent(s) or guardian(s).