There is no age requirement for a person to be competent. There is an age where one is considered an adult and that is the age of 18. One can be competent, or incompetent at any age.
Any competent adult may serve as executor.
If an adult is alert, oriented, and competent to manage their own affairs, the person can refuse all medical care. It is not neglect if a competent adult refuses care. However, if the person is not competent, yes it may be judged as neglect depending on the circumstances.
If not supervised by a competent adult, probably.
whether the juvenile is intellectually competent to assist in his or her defense
His faith and personal responsibility helped him transform into an emotionally healthy and competent adult
Yes, since a minor can't legally enter into any contract even if they wanted to.
If married, you are considered emancipated and a legal adult. Pregnancy does not grant the rights of adulthood.
No, at eighteen, you are legally an adult, and the law says you are mentally competent enough to be fully responsible for your actions. Seventeen and below is a minor.
It may be reason for an appeal, but frankly, a 17 year old can be charged as an adult in many cases. If the court views the crime as an "adult crime", and the 17 year old is mentally competent, he may be transferred to the adult system.
Yes, of course. As long as they are both single and mentally competent, and not related within the proscribed degree, any adult man and adult woman can marry.
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