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Difference between revisions of "Emancipated minor"
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− | *Definition: legal mechanism by which a minor is freed from control by his | + | *Definition: legal mechanism by which a minor is freed from control by his/her parents or guardians (parents/guardians are also freed from any and all responsibility toward the child) |
− | * | + | *Conditions granting emancipated status: |
− | *Marriage | + | **Marriage |
− | * | + | **Member of the military |
− | *Pregnant | + | **Pregnant |
− | * | + | **Is the parent to or more children |
*Treated as temporarily emancipated when regarding: | *Treated as temporarily emancipated when regarding: | ||
**Drug rehabilitation | **Drug rehabilitation | ||
− | *Treatment of [[Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)]] | + | **Treatment of [[Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)]] |
==Other== | ==Other== | ||
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*Age of Consent | *Age of Consent | ||
**Age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts | **Age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts | ||
**Not the same of medical consent | **Not the same of medical consent | ||
+ | *Special situations | ||
+ | **Mentally disabled children may ''never'' attain emancipation, even after age of majority (typically 18) | ||
==Also See== | ==Also See== | ||
*[[Capacity]] | *[[Capacity]] | ||
*[[Competence]] | *[[Competence]] | ||
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+ | ==References== | ||
+ | <references/> | ||
[[Category:Misc/General]] | [[Category:Misc/General]] |
Latest revision as of 21:58, 9 May 2017
Contents
Background
- Definition: legal mechanism by which a minor is freed from control by his/her parents or guardians (parents/guardians are also freed from any and all responsibility toward the child)
- Conditions granting emancipated status:
- Marriage
- Member of the military
- Pregnant
- Is the parent to or more children
- Treated as temporarily emancipated when regarding:
- Drug rehabilitation
- Treatment of Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STD)
Other
- Age of Consent
- Age at which a person is considered to be legally competent to consent to sexual acts
- Not the same of medical consent
- Special situations
- Mentally disabled children may never attain emancipation, even after age of majority (typically 18)