But is a child of such tender years a responsible being, capable of telling right from wrong and accountable, not just legally but morally, for his actions?
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Bernard Perlmutter, director of the University of Miami's Children and Youth Law Clinic, contends " children of tender years are incapable of making major life decisions ."
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Shake said she took into consideration the " tender years of Miller's victims " who ranged in age from age 7 to 12 when they were abused.
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He then signed a contract with the Philipps-label, but only one single resulted ( " Light The Fuse " b / w " Tender Years " ).
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Treating her as a precocious peace envoy who despite her tender years saw truths that eluded her elders, breathless reporters queried Samantha about the international issues of the day.
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This may in part because laws have been passed in states that younger children ( of tender years ) should be with their mother until a certain age of maturity.
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The Karolyi student performed impressively despite her tender years, while the veterans Shannon Miller, Dominique Dawes, Kerri Strug, Jaycie Phelps and Amy Chow all fell or bobbled at critical moments.
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Dennis wrote . " The tender years of the respondent's minority and early formative years of adulthood, logically comptemplated by the drafters of our legislation, have long since passed ."
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That was followed by the " tender years " rule, based on the presumption that children should remain with their mother at least until the age of four or five.
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Perhaps the most important implication was for custody law regarding divorce, as most states previously held to the'tender years'doctrine that mothers were biologically better suited as primary caregivers than were fathers.
