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Subject: Under 18 Contracts
Category: Miscellaneous
Asked by: cashindahat-ga
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Posted: 24 Sep 2004 14:47 PDT
Expires: 14 Oct 2004 13:06 PDT
Question ID: 405982

Can a person under 18 enter into a legally binding contract in the United States?

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Subject: Re: Under 18 Contracts
From: ipfan-ga on 24 Sep 2004 15:05 PDT

Generally speaking, a person under 18 does not, in the eyes of the
law, have capacity to enter into binding contracts and such contracts
are voidable at the instance of the minor.  There is an excellent
summary here: http://207.233.44.253/wms/jordand/23sp/law1/chp13notes.htm

Subject: Re: Under 18 Contracts
From: cashindahat-ga on 24 Sep 2004 15:15 PDT

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