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N.D.C.C. § 14-10-02 — adulthood at eighteen, and a year after to back out of most contracts made as a minor

Minors are those under eighteen, and everyone eighteen and over is an adult, counted from the first minute of the birthday.

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  • Most contracts made as a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before turning eighteen or within one year after.
  • A minor cannot disaffirm a contract to pay the reasonable value of necessaries, made when no parent or guardian was able to provide them.
Sources for this section (4)
  1. N.D.C.C. § 14-10-01 — Minors defined
  2. N.D.C.C. § 14-10-02 — Adults defined
  3. N.D.C.C. § 14-10-11 — Minor's contracts - Disaffirmation
  4. N.D.C.C. § 14-10-12 — Minor cannot disaffirm contracts for necessaries

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed North Dakota attorney.

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