Turning Eighteen
Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-1d — an adult for all purposes, with the rights a person once had at twenty one
Unless a statute says otherwise, a minor is a person under the age of eighteen years, and a person eighteen years of age or over is an adult for all purposes, with the same legal capacity, rights, powers, privileges, duties and responsibilities that persons once had at twenty one years of age.
Who handles this in Connecticut: legal aid programs and the state offices, listed in the Connecticut directory.
Sources for this section (1)
- Conn. Gen. Stat. § 1-1d — “Minor”, “infant”, “infancy”, “age of majority”, defined
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