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Main Forums => Dear Socrateaser => Topic started by: MixedBag on Oct 23, 2004, 05:07:37 AM
State is AL.
Divorce age of emancipation is 19.
Legal age to get a loan is 19.
Person passed out at high school was seen in the emergency room in Nov 01. The ambulance came and got him at school and took him. We have to call because I'm not sure if the person was 17 or 18 on the day of the visit because they don't remember exactly what day it was AND their birthday also falls in November.
There's an entry in their credit report for an outstanding medical bill which brought up this whole question.
No insurance coverage at all.
1. If he was a minor (17) on the day of the hospital visit, can he be made responsible for the bill?
2. Or if he was 18 since the age for loans and divorces is 19 in Alabama?
3. Whom would I call or where would I look to find out the legal age for this stuff -- because the Hospital is just gonna say "He's responsible."
>1. If he was a minor (17) on the day of the hospital visit,
>can he be made responsible for the bill?
Probably.
>
>2. Or if he was 18 since the age for loans and divorces is 19
>in Alabama?
Same answer.
>
>3. Whom would I call or where would I look to find out the
>legal age for this stuff -- because the Hospital is just gonna
>say "He's responsible."
A minor can be made responsible to pay for the "necessities of life." If the minor had parents who were obligated for support at that time, then he/she could sue them to reimburse for the cost of the emergency room visit. But, he is still primarily responsible for the bill.
Thanks!