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Cal. Fam. Code § 6701

Capacity to Contract

Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 885 F. Supp. 2d 894 - E.K.D. ex rel. Dawes v. Facebook, Inc. (2012)

Most recently applied in Danger Panda, LLC v. Launiu (April 2017)

Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10

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A minor cannot do any of the following:

(a) Give a delegation of power.

(b) Make a contract relating to real property or any interest therein.

(c) Make a contract relating to any personal property not in the immediate possession or control of the minor.

Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.