See generally Laura W. Morgan, Child Support Guidelines: Interpretation and Application Â§ 4.05 (Supp. 1999). Many states rewrote their emancipation statutes in the 1970s and 1980s to provide that a parent is released from a child support obligation when the child is 19 or graduates from high school. [See Table below.] Emancipation may also come before the age or event stated in the above Table.
The Law of Conservation of Mass (or Matter) in a chemical reaction can be stated thus: In a chemical reaction, matter is neither created nor destroyed. It was discovered by Antoine Laurent Lavoisier (1743-94) [15K GIF] about 1785.
Isaac of all trades. English scientist and mathematician Isaac Newton is most famous for his law of gravitation, and was instrumental in the scientific revolution of the 17th century. Above: A photo of Newton Investigating Light, a portrayal of Isaac Newton created by J A Houston, circa 1879.