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KembaraXtra – Legal Terms – Majority (Full Age)
Majority, also called full age, is the legal status attained when a person reaches the age of 18 years. A person below this age is legally regarded as a minor or infant.
The age of majority determines when a person gains full legal capacity to make binding decisions and exercise legal rights independently. This includes entering contracts, suing in one’s own name, and managing property without parental involvement.
Before the Family Law Reform Act 1969, the age of majority in England and Wales was 21. The Act reduced it to 18 for most legal purposes.
However, documents made before 1969, such as older wills or deeds, may still interpret “majority” according to the previous age threshold of 21 if that was intended at the time.
Majority, also called full age, is the legal status attained when a person reaches the age of 18 years. A person below this age is legally regarded as a minor or infant.
The age of majority determines when a person gains full legal capacity to make binding decisions and exercise legal rights independently. This includes entering contracts, suing in one’s own name, and managing property without parental involvement.
Before the Family Law Reform Act 1969, the age of majority in England and Wales was 21. The Act reduced it to 18 for most legal purposes.
However, documents made before 1969, such as older wills or deeds, may still interpret “majority” according to the previous age threshold of 21 if that was intended at the time.
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