everyone who is not a child, mentally disabled, intoxicated, an unincorporated association, an Aboriginal person on a reserve, or public authorities acting ultra vires
As for contract law, a person must be able to understand the nature and consequences of the contract when it is formed. Mental capacity refers to one's legal ability to enter into a contract. Your question is assumed to refer to a person who lacks mental capacity. A person who lacks mental capacity cannot understand the obligations under a contract and that makes the contract voidable in most cases.Also, a minor cannot make a valid contract in most cases.
You can get the legal capacity to contract to marriage in the embassy of the Canada.
How can a deficiency in legal capacity related to contract formation be corrected?
The competence of a party to enter into a contract is determined by their legal ability to understand the terms and consequences of the agreement. Factors such as age, mental capacity, and legal status can impact a party's competence in entering into a contract.
First we need to use the correct terms. Insanity is a legal term in criminal law that describes a person’s mental incompetence and moral responsibility. It is a legal concept that helps a court distinguish guilt from innocence. It has no specific medical meaning and there is no “insane” diagnosis in the DSM. It was used in the past to denote severe mental illness and psychosis.As for contract law, a person must be able to understand the nature and consequences of the contract when it is formed. Mental capacity refers to one's legal ability to enter into a contract. Your question is assumed to refer to a person who lacks mental capacity. A person who lacks mental capacity cannot understand the obligations under a contract and that makes the contract voidable in most cases
the legal power to give consent
For a contract to be valid, it must include an offer, acceptance, consideration, legal capacity, and legal purpose.
a contract is void when it is lacking mental capacity
the legal power to give consent
Generally a Certificate of Legal Capacity to Contract Marriage would be obtained at your countrys consulate or embassy in the country where you seek to be married.
Generally, yes, mental incompetence can make a contract void. Often voiding the contract will require help from legal professionals, especially if the other party wants to keep the money or goods.
indicate the legal power to give consent