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Arrested Development: Rethinking The Contract Age Of Majority For The Twenty-First Century Adolescent, Wayne R. Barnes
Arrested Development: Rethinking The Contract Age Of Majority For The Twenty-First Century Adolescent, Wayne R. Barnes
Maryland Law Review
The contract age of majority is currently age eighteen. Contracts entered into by minors under this age are generally voidable at the minor’s option. This contract doctrine of capacity is based on the policy of protecting minors from their own poor financial decisions and lack of adultlike judgment. Conversely, the age of eighteen is currently set as the arbitrary age at which one will be bound to her contract, since this is the current benchmark for becoming an “adult.” However, this Article questions the accuracy of age eighteen for this benchmark. Until comparatively recently, the age of contract majority had …
Juvenile Neurolaw: When It's Good It Is Very Good Indeed, And When It's Bad It's Horrid, Abigail A. Baird, Christy L. Barrow, Molly K. Richard
Juvenile Neurolaw: When It's Good It Is Very Good Indeed, And When It's Bad It's Horrid, Abigail A. Baird, Christy L. Barrow, Molly K. Richard
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Adolescent Decision Making: Legal Issues With Respect To Treatment For Substance Misuse And Mental Illness, Richard C. Boldt
Adolescent Decision Making: Legal Issues With Respect To Treatment For Substance Misuse And Mental Illness, Richard C. Boldt
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Medical Decision Making By And On Behalf Of Adolescents: Reconsidering First Principles, B. Jessie Hill
Medical Decision Making By And On Behalf Of Adolescents: Reconsidering First Principles, B. Jessie Hill
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Introduction: Adolescent Medical Decision Making And The Law Of The Horse, Amanda C. Pustilnik, Leslie Meltzer Henry
Introduction: Adolescent Medical Decision Making And The Law Of The Horse, Amanda C. Pustilnik, Leslie Meltzer Henry
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Decision Making For Children With Life-Limiting Illnesses: A Clinical Approach, Yoram Unguru
Decision Making For Children With Life-Limiting Illnesses: A Clinical Approach, Yoram Unguru
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Body Modification And Adolescent Decision Making: Proceed With Caution, Alicia Ouellette
Body Modification And Adolescent Decision Making: Proceed With Caution, Alicia Ouellette
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
A Choice To Which Adolescents Should Not Be Exposed: Cosmetic Surgery As Satire, Dan O'Connor
A Choice To Which Adolescents Should Not Be Exposed: Cosmetic Surgery As Satire, Dan O'Connor
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Adolescent Decision Making: Reduced Culpability In The Criminal Justice System And Recognition Of Capability In Other Legal Contexts, Samantha Schad
Adolescent Decision Making: Reduced Culpability In The Criminal Justice System And Recognition Of Capability In Other Legal Contexts, Samantha Schad
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Faster, Higher, Stronger? Federal Efforts To Criminalize Anabolic Steroids And Steroid Precursors, Adrian Wilairat
Faster, Higher, Stronger? Federal Efforts To Criminalize Anabolic Steroids And Steroid Precursors, Adrian Wilairat
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Aids And Adolescents, Rhonda Gay Hartman
Aids And Adolescents, Rhonda Gay Hartman
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.
Ethical Issues In Conducting Behavioral Genetics Research: The Case Of Smoking Prevention Trials Among Adolescents, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Gail Geller, Janet Audrain-Mcgovern, Caryn Lerman
Ethical Issues In Conducting Behavioral Genetics Research: The Case Of Smoking Prevention Trials Among Adolescents, Benjamin S. Wilfond, Gail Geller, Janet Audrain-Mcgovern, Caryn Lerman
Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
No abstract provided.