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What are the rights and responsibilities of an emancipated minor?
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minor may enter into contracts such as rental agreements, loans and credit agreements
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minor can sue or be sued because in the eyes of the law, the minor is an adult
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minor may go to the doctor of his/her choice and parents will not have to sign for the minor