What is the (Federal / nation wide) law that states an 18 year old can sign for himself?
What is the (Federal / nation wide) law that states an 18 year old can sign for himself?
I go to a high school (senior :)) and I am sick of teachers saying that I have to have my "legal guardians" sign this. Am I not entitled to sign my own name and have it respected?
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There is no such federal law. Under our system of government each state makes that decision. In Alabama, for instance, a child must reach 19 before being considered an adult.
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Emancipation - Florida Code Title XLIII, Chapter 743
Termination of Parental Rights Title V, Chapter 39, Part 9
Age of Majority Title I, Chapter I
http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/inde...
Title XLIII
DOMESTIC RELATIONS Chapter 743
DISABILITY OF NONAGE OF MINORS REMOVED
743.07 Rights, privileges, and obligations of persons 18 years of age or older.--
(1) The disability of nonage is hereby removed for all persons in this state who are 18 years of age or older, and they shall enjoy and suffer the rights, privileges, and obligations of all persons 21 years of age or older except as otherwise excluded by the State Constitution immediately preceding the effective date of this section and except as otherwise provided in the Beverage Law.
(2) This section shall not prohibit any court of competent jurisdiction from requiring support for a dependent person beyond the age of 18 years when such dependency is because of a mental or physical incapacity which began prior to such person reaching majority or if the person is dependent in fact, is between the ages of 18 and 19, and is still in high school, performing in good faith with a reasonable expectation of graduation before the age of 19.
(3) This section shall operate prospectively and not retrospectively, and shall not affect the rights and obligations existing prior to July 1, 1973.
History.--ss. 2, 3, ch. 73-21; s. 5, ch. 80-74; s. 22, ch. 88-176; s. 8, ch. 91-246; s. 84, ch. 99-3.
Actually, you're still a minor, because while enrolled in a state institution, you are under their authority.
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