True/False
Indicate whether the
statement is true or false.
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People must declare their
emancipation when they reach 18 in order to enjoy the full array of rights available to
adults.
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2.
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Express emancipation occurs
by spoken or written parental consent.
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3.
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Where minors of employable
age and in full possession of their faculties voluntarily abandon their parents’ home against
their parents’ wills, and for the purpose of avoiding parental discipline and control, they may
be deemed to have forfeited their rights to parental financial support.
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4.
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Emancipated minors do not
need to comply with compulsory school attendance laws.
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5.
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American courts will compel
minors to perform their contractual duties under contracts for necessaries.
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6.
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Necessaries include food,
clothing, shelter, and transportation to a place of employment.
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7.
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Emancipation is
permanent.
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Multiple Choice
Identify the
choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
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8.
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Emancipation
is
a. | The process by which a minor
attains majority, or adult, status in the eyes of the law | b. | The process by which a minor child validates contracts
after entering them | c. | Freeing a child from work obligations | d. | Requiring a parent to support a
child |
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The parents of emancipated
minors
a. | Must still support their children
financially | b. | May no longer compel the minors to adhere to the parents’ demands
| c. | May still make decisions for their children regarding routine medical
care | d. | May still make decisions for their children regarding schooling and
marriage |
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10.
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Implied emancipation cases
often arise
a. | Where the state is seeking to
draft a minor | b. | Where a minor drops out of school | c. | Where a custodial parent is seeking child
support | d. | Where noncustodial parents seek to terminate their child support obligations
by claiming that their children are emancipated |
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Courts generally disfavor
findings of emancipation on the grounds that
a. | Parents should be primarily
responsible for their children | b. | Emancipation cases clog the courts | c. | Parents shouldn’t be allowed to make emancipation
decisions at all | d. | Emancipation cases are too
expensive |
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Courts that are reviewing
emancipation petitions examine
a. | Where the minors are
living | b. | How dependent they are financially, physically, and emotionally upon their
parents | c. | Whether they have children of their own | d. | All of the
above |
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The parents of emancipated
minors
a. | Have legal liability for the
minors’ actions | b. | Have an obligation to support the minors | c. | Are no longer the minors’
guardians | d. | Have an obligation to ensure the minor attends
school |
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Essay
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14.
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What are the three means of
emancipation?
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15.
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Define each of the above
forms of emancipation means.
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16.
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Name three things an
emancipated minor may do.
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17.
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What is the rationale behind
requiring minors to perform their contractual duties under contracts for
necessaries?
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18.
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What do the courts require
in a petition for emancipation?
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