Tennessee Legal Ages Laws
More Information on Minors and the Law
| Age of Majority | 18 (§1-3-105(1)) |
| Eligibility for Emancipation | By judicial petition, no minimum age specified (§29-31-101 et seq.) |
| Contracts by Minors | May disaffirm within reasonable time after attaining age of majority; may also ratify expressly or by failure to disaffirm within reasonable time (common law) |
| Minors' Ability to Sue | By representative, guardian ad litem, or next friend (R. Civ. Pro. 17.03) |
| Minors' Consent to Medical Treatment | Minors may receive contraceptives if pregnant, parent, or married (§68-34-107) |
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