Legal Opinion
Monticello v. Monticello
Court of Appeals of Maryland
Decided February 26, 1974No. [No. 244, September Term, 1973.]PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtSingley, J.
By order entered 5 December 1973, we directed that the writ of certiorari issue to the Court of Special Appeals in this case, to the end that the case should be docketed in this Court.
Chapter 651 of the Laws of 1973 (the Act) made sweeping changes in respect of the age of majority in Maryland. Section 1 of the Act, now codified as Maryland Code (1957, 1968 Repl. Yol., 1973 Cum. Supp.) Art. 1, § 24 provides:
“(a) Except as otherwise specifically provided by statute, a person eighteen years of age or more is an adult for all purposes whatsoever and has the same legal capacity, rights, powers,…
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