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Contracts. Generally, if you are under 18 you cannot enter into contracts. Contracts are legally binding agreements where something valuable is exchanged.

Minors do not have the legal capacity to enter into a binding contract. However, an agreement made while a person was a minor may be expressly or impliedly ratified once they reach the age of legal majority so that the agreement becomes valid and binding. The age of legal majority is separate from legal age of license.

In all states, the age required to sign a contract is 18 years. A child under the age of 18 is considered a minor and can only sign a contract if it is essential items. Essential goods include medicines, food and medical services.

Who can Enter into a Contract? Generally, only individuals with legal capacity can enter into a contract. This means that minors, persons of unsound mind, and persons deprived of civil rights are not capable of contracting. (Civil Code section 1556.)

Because of that, when minors sign contracts, the contract is not valid, and minors are under no obligation to honor that contract. There are exceptions, which include contracts for food, lodging, medicine, and other necessities.

In most states, minors (i.e. individuals under 18) are considered to have mental deficiency and as such, lack the ability to enter into contracts. Therefore, minors are allowed to sign contracts, but they can choose to either void the contract or honor it.

Minors are not considered to have legal capacity, meaning they do not have the ability to make contracts with other people. If a minor signs a contract, they have the ability to void the deal with certain exceptions.