Except as otherwise provided by statute, a contract of a minor may be disaffirmed by the minor before majority or within a reasonable time afterwards or, in case of the minor’s death within that period, by the minor’s heirs or personal representative.
Cal. Fam. Code § 6710
Disaffirmance of Contracts
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Scruton v. Korean Air Lines Co. (1995)
Most recently applied in A.D. v. Credit One Bank, N.A. (March 2018)
Enacted by Stats. 1992, Ch. 162, Sec. 10
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Official source: California Legislative Information. Reproduced from public-domain California statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.