Parental Rights & Obligations

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Question: Im am 15 and pregnant. The baby Should be here around the time I turn 16..Im I a legal adult when the baby comes out? If not what rights do I have?

Answer: According to the Arizona Revised Statutes, any “person eighteen years of age or older” is considered a legal adult while any “person under eighteen years of age” is considered a child. (ARS 8-101)

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  • Im am 15 and pregnant. The baby Should be here around the time I turn 16..Im I a legal adult when the baby comes out? If not what rights do I have?

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  • State Bar of Arizona
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  • National Domestic Violence Hotline
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