At what age is it legal to sign a contract?
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At what age is it legal to sign a contract?
I am 16 but someone in another state wants me to sign both a NDA (on-disclosure agreement) and employee agreement not to compete”, which both say, “The validity, interpretations, constructions and enforcement for this agreement shall be governed by the laws of the State of X”, I was wondering, since I’m not the age of 18, will my contract be held up or will I, if I break contract, be in legal trouble?
Asked on May 14, 2012 under Business Law, Florida
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S.L,. Member, California Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 11 years ago | Contributor
You need to be eighteen to sign a contract. Since you are under eighteen, the contract is not enforceable. Minority (being a minor) would be a defense to enforcement of the contract against you. If you sign the contract just to be able to break it, that would be fraud.
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