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	Emancipation (56 questions)
	Please help me... I have been Emotionally Abused by my mother for 3 years now, and I need to get out. I'm deppressed, and I live in a home that is not sutibly for a cockroach, it is gross. How can I get out? I couldn't possibly wait another 3 years.
	If ever a child is living in fear or feels in a dangerous or unsafe environment, they can ... more »

	When You Turn 18 (107 questions)
	What are sexual crimes?
	Sexual crimes involve some sexua... more »

	Contracts (5 questions)
	I have three days to cancel a purchase, right?
	Many consumers mistakenly believe that they have three days to back out of any purchase. However... more »

	Credit (4 questions)
	Does a bad credit history ever go away?
	That depends on the seriousness of past problems. The files may go back seven years or ten years fo... more »

	Guns and Weapons (22 questions)
	What's the maximum size of a knife that you can carry to school?
	All public schools have rules that prohibit students from possessing weapons at school. A knife is c... more »

	Housing (17 questions)
	Does the landlord have obligations as well?
	Yes, the landlord must also comply with the requirements of applicable building codes affecting h... more »

	Jury Duty (15 questions)
	Can I be excused?
	The court may excuse people in the following circumstances: • Those people with a mental or p... more »

	Marriage (16 questions)
	When I trun 17 and if I am either out of the house or emancipated and my boiyfriend just turned 19 a month before me am I legal without my mothers consent but I have his mothers consent to get married could that be possible?
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	Voting (5 questions)
	I forgot to register. Can I just show up to vote anyway?
	No, you cannot vote unless you have properly registered and your name appears in both the general c... more »

	Sexual Assault and Misconduct (30 questions)
	It says here on question "What are the laws regarding minors and sexual consent?" that a minor can not consent to sexual conduct. However, its says here  on question "i am 16 dating a 20 year old we are not having sex. is that illegal?" Its okay if the younger is at least 15, not 24 months younger than the older, and the older person is either still in high school or under 19. These seem to contradict eachother? Which is it?
	The laws actually do not contradict themselves because of how a lawyer would read them.  The... more »

	Vandalism and Property Damage (6 questions)
	My mom had made a fence aroung our back yard. Kids keep on trespassing by climbing on our fence. They do this because they want to cross from the apartments on the other side of our backyard to the street in front of our house. Can we call the police if this occures again?
	Calling the police to report the trespasser(s) would be an appropriate response against a tr... more »

	Bullying (6 questions)
	how many people commit suicide fro being hurt and abused by a bully?
	Statistics are uncertain.  However, a number of researchers believe that individuals wh... more »

	Arrested (57 questions)
	What will happen if I'm arrested?
	You can expect to be searched for weapons by the police and taken to a police station. You will be ... more »

	Banking (5 questions)
	Someone ripped my cards off... what now?
	Immediately report the loss or theft of a credit card to the bank or company that issued it. If it'... more »

	Drinking (20 questions)
	What is the law concerning Title 4 Section 244.09
	Here is a link to the website containing the more »

	School (113 questions)
	If you take and/or copy another persons work and call it your own but make changes to it is that illegal?
	This answer kind of depends upon what you mean by work. If the 'work' that you're copying is a b... more »

	Family (213 questions)
	What counts as emotional abuse in Az and what can be done?
	Many women assume that if they're not being physically abused by their partner, then they're not ... more »

	New Laws (14 questions)
	How does my emancipation affect my parents?
	Once you are emancipated your parents no longer have to support you or provide for your medical care... more »

	Driving (165 questions)
	If you go to driving school do you still have to wait the five months? My school offers a road test waiver and a certificate of completion. Do I still have to wait?
	Please refer to the main page on "Driving" on LawForKids.org / Speak Up! more »

	Other (369 questions)
	is it true that they have a legal document that a minors parents can sign in order for the minor to date an adult and the adult wont go to jail for rape? also can you get arrested for jst kissing a minor if your dating? please answer back thanks.
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	Trouble (34 questions)
	Someone put pictures of kids having sex on the net that I downloaded to my computer. Is that a crime?
	Yes. A person commits sexual exploitation of a minor by knowingly possessing any visual depictio... more »

	Illegal Substances (89 questions)
	What penalties would you receive if you let yourself in a neighbors house uninvited and drank beer while they were on vacation?
	Before we get to penalties, let's start with the crimes that may have been committed here. Enteri... more »

	Work and Employment (24 questions)
	Where can get a workers permit?
	You can apply for a worker's permit at the more »

	Curfew (41 questions)
	I'll be 16 soon, whats the curfew in Surprise & El Mirage & Sun City West
	Curfew for Surprise:    more »

	Violence (86 questions)
	im 15 in arizona and was wandering if it is legal to carry a airsoft gun, an airsoft gun is a gun that uses yellow plastic bb's and is sping loaded with an orange barrel,that is not concealed or loaded and is in a holster and not consealed and/or a knife that is 8 inches that is an a holster,and not consealed, just to scare away predaters?
	Arizona Law (A.R... more »