Practice question
A 20-year-old enters an otherwise valid ordinary civil transaction. Capacity and all requirements apart from an asserted minority objection are established. A counterparty claims the person remains generally a minor because marriage before 21 still requires parental consent. Which is correct?
- The special marriage rule does not postpone general majority to 21 for every civil transaction.
- Every marriage exception restores universal minority.
- The parent may choose whether majority exists.
- Every transaction before 21 is void.
- Only married persons may undertake civil acts.
Legal references
- RA6809 Sections1–3, amending Family Code Articles234 and236; https://lawphil.net/statutes/repacts/ra1989/ra_6809_1989.html
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