Parties to a Contract

Now that we've talked about what is a contract, we get back to who can be the parties to a contract.

Per California Civil Code:

Section 1556. All persons are capable of contracting, except minors, persons of unsound mind, and persons deprived of civil rights.

Section 1557. (a) The capacity of a minor to contract is governed by Division 11 (commencing with Section 6500) of the Family Code.


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So this brings us back to where we started.

Minors do not have capacity to enter into a contract.

California Civil Code section 1557 refers us back to the beginning of our discussion and that Family Code section that I cited.