necessaries
Items that are required to maintain life
disaffirmance
Refusal to be bound by a previous legal commitment
minority
The age of 18 or younger
minors
A name for people under the age of 18
emancipation
The severing of the child-parent relationship
age of majority
The age of 18 in most states
mental incapacity
Condition in which a party to a contract is unable to understand the consequences of the contractual act
scope of authority
The range of acts that an organization authorizes a person to do
contractual capacity
The ability to understand that a contract is being made and its general meaning
intoxication
A state of mental impairment that results from using drugs, alcohol, or inhalants
ratification
An action with the intent to be bound by a contract (example: making a payment after reaching the age of majority)