Age of Majority refers to the age in which a child can make life decisions as an adult. Presently there is no Federal Statute that legislates the legal Age of Majority to be uniform in all 50 States. Unbeknown to many the Age of Majority varies from State to State with 18 being the youngest and 21 being the oldest. It is important for parents and guardians to know the Age of Majority in the State of which the child in their care is to be placed as the Age of Majority applies to the Student with respect to the State in which they are a registered full time student, which may not be the same as their home State.
SafePassage provides the following reference for the Age of Majority in all 50 States and the District of Columbia. This information has been compiled from www.findlaw.com which is considered to be a reputable resource for researching many aspects of State Law. In addition to referencing the information provided Parents and Guardians are encouraged to seek the advice of counsel when placing an at-risk adolescent who is by their age close to reaching the Age of Majority in their home State.
To answer your question as to what is the Age of Majority in my home State or the State where the therapeutic boarding school, treatment center or wilderness camp is located where I plan to place my troubled teen, click the name of State from list below:
Alaska
Arizona
Arkansas
California
Colorado
Connecticut
Delaware
District of Columbia
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Mississippi
Missouri
Montana
Nebraska
Nevada
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
New York
North Carolina
North Dakota
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Vermont
Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
SafePassage encourages Parents and Guardians to do their own independent research, read the law as it applies to the State in question and seek the advice of legal counsel especially in the event that extended custody issues may be an option.
