| A | B |
| adoption | legally taking another's child as one's own. |
| annulment | judicial declaration that a marriage never existed. |
| emancipation | release by parents of thier parental rights |
| financial responsibility | proof of the ability to pay at least a specified minimum amount of damages if at fault in an auto accident |
| guardian | person who acts in place of parents |
| gaurdian ad litem | adult named to sue or defend on behalf of a minor |
| juvenile delinquent | a child under a specified age who commits a criminal act or is incorrigible |
| majority | age at which one is legally bound to contracts |
| minor | person who is under the age to have full adult rights and duties |
| reckless driving | driving by anyone who fails to exercise reasonable care... |
| truants | minors who do not attend school when lawfully required to do so |