Under the law, parents are responsible for their children. They are required to feed, clothe, educate, and act in their children's best interests until the children reach the "age of majority" -- or the age at which (for most purposes) children are c...
A child legally becomes an adult at the age of majority, which is 18 or 19 in most states. But there are certain instances where someone under the age of majority may want to assume the rights and responsibilities of adulthood, such as when a minor g...
