Practice question
A17-year-old earns substantial income and owns property but remains a minor under the applicable law. Plaintiff invokes wealth alone to omit the additional Section10 protection. Which is correct?
- Only poverty triggers Section10
- Wealth automatically makes every child an adult
- Property ownership deletes Rule14
- Salary replaces the parent or guardian
- Financial success does not itself remove the stipulated minor-service requirement
Legal references
- Current Rule14 Sections6–10 and20–21, AM19-10-20-SC: https://lawphil.net/courts/rules/am_19-10-20-sc_2019.html
- RA6809 Section1, majority at18 unless otherwise provided: https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6809_1989.html
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