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Adulting, a Texas Young Lawyers Association Guide

A comprehensive resource focusing on the most common legal rights and responsibilities associated with adulthood and providing additional resources for navigating the same.

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Healthcare

As an adult, you generally get to make your own healthcare decisions—that includes decisions about your actual healthcare as well as decisions about what type of health insurance you obtain, what providers you see, and what services you get.

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Jury Service

By performing this important civic duty, jurors help ensure fairness and excellence in the administration of justice by federal and state courts.

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Housing

As a young adult, you might live away from your guardians’ home for the first time. Whether you are renting an apartment or buying your first house, finding a place can be exciting,  but also presents several potential legal issues

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Employment Law

By the time you turn 18, you may already have a job. Until this point, you were protected by various child labor laws, but these no longer apply once you become an adult. That doesn’t mean, however, that you have lost all protections in the workplace.
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Voting

Welcome to adulthood! You’re 18, which means you can vote in all local, state, and national elections. But, you can’t just show up to your nearest polling place. There are a few things you must remember first. 
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Military Service

The decision to serve the United States as a member of the Armed Forces is an honorable decision, but not one that should be made lightly and without being aware of the financial and legal considerations that serving in the military may bring. 
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Marriage, Divorce, and Children

Now that you’re 18, you can get married without parental consent. Marriage is a legal contract that can impact assets, property rights, and even the custody arrangement of your children.
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Consumer Law

One of the more exciting things about becoming an adult is the increased ability to buy new things (that car you’ve been saving for or your first home)!
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Contracts

Now that you’re an adult, you can enter into a contract. A contract is a binding legal agreement between two or more people or entities that creates a legal duty or responsibility.
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