age of consent
In family law, age of consent refers to the age one can give meaningful consent to enter into a marriage. If over the age of 18 years, meaningful consent is presumed. However the presumption may be negated if the person lacked capacity due to mental retardation, illness for duress.
Definition from Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary
See: legal age, age of majority
Definition provided by Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary.
August 19, 2010, 5:10 pm
