Liver function tests (LFTs or LFs) are groups of blood tests that give information about the state of a patient's liver. These tests include prothrombin time (PT/INR), aPTT, albumin, bilirubin (direct and indirect), and others. Liver transaminases (AST or SGOT and ALT or SGPT) are useful biomarkers of liver injury in a patient with some degree of intact liver function. Most liver diseases cause only mild symptoms initially, but these diseases must be detected early. Hepatic (liver) involvement in some diseases can be of crucial importance.
A Massachusetts child support order may end when a child turns 18, but also may continue up to the child's 23rd birthday, depending on the child's circumstances and the order of the court. Return to Top. 13.
The majority of states use 18 as the age of majority (in cases where the youth is still in high school the age of majority may extend beyond 18). States may order support while a child is in college (For more information, visit Termination of Support-College Support Beyond the Age of Majority). An exception to the rule that parents' duty to support their children ends at the children's majority occurs when the child is disabled.