Maryland Legal Ages Laws

18 (Md. Code § 1-401)

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• A minor with a spouse is authorized to join with the spouse in any deed of real property (M.D. Est. & Trusts Code § 13-503)
• A war veteran or member of the armed services who is a minor is eligible for benefits under the Servicemen's Readjustment Act of 1944 and may mortgage real estate, buy real estate, execute a deed, and make other agreements (M.D. Est. & Trusts Code § 13-503)
• A minor who is at least 15 years old may contract for annuities and for life or health insurance on the minor's own life or body, or on the person of whom the minor has an insurance interest, may surrender any interest in the contract and give a valid discharge for any benefit, but is not entitled to rescind, avoid, or repudiate the contract and is not bound by any unperformed agreement to pay (M.D. Est. & Trusts Code § 13-503)
• If an estate of a minor is being administered by a guardian, no contract is binding on the estate without the consent of the guardian (M.D. Est. & Trusts Code § 13-503)

By guardian, next friend, or parent (Md. R. Civ. P. Cir. Ct. 2-202)

• A minor has the same capacity as an adult to consent to medical or dental treatment if the minor is married, the parent of a child, or is emancipated, or if the life or health of the minor would be affected adversely by delaying treatment to obtain the consent from another person (Md. Code § 20-102)
• A minor has the same capacity as an adult to consent to treatment for drug abuse, alcoholism, venereal disease, pregnancy, sterilization, alleged rape or sexual offense, or HIV (Md. Code § 20-102)
• A minor who is 12 years old or older who is determined by a healthcare provider to be mature and capable of giving informed consent has the same capacity as an adult to consent to consultation, diagnosis, and treatment of a mental or emotional disorder by the healthcare provider or clinic (Health Gen. Art. 20 § 104)