Is an adult responsible for payment on medical bills incurred when they were a minor?

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A boy I know, who was 12 years old at the time of a car accident, has over the years accumulated about $80,000.00 of medical bills. He is worried because it is his name on all the bills since the service was rendered to him. When he turns 18 years old, he is  afraid that he will be in debt. His mother cannot pay the bills and insists it will be his responsibility. His parents are divorced.

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