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1 Del. C. § 701 (2026)

Age of majority

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A person of the age of 18 years or older on June 16, 1972, and any person who attains the age of 18 years thereafter, shall be deemed to be of full legal age for all purposes whatsoever and shall have the same duties, liabilities, responsibilities, rights and legal capacity as persons heretofore acquired at 21 years of age unless otherwise provided.

1 Del. C. 1953, §  701;  58 Del. Laws, c. 439, §  1; 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1973–2025 · leading case: Scribner v. Chonofsky, 310 A.2d 924 (Del. Ch. 1973).
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Scribner v. Chonofsky, 310 A.2d 924 (Del. Ch. 1973). · cites it 3× “” On June 16, 1972, a new statute was enacted into our law as 1 Del.C. § 701 which reads as follows: "A person of the age of 18 years or older on June 16, 1972, and any person who attains the age of 18 years thereafter, shall be deemed to be of full legal age for all purposes…”
Bartley v. Holden, 338 A.2d 137 (Del. Super. Ct. 1975). “1 Del.C. § 701, which appears as Section 1 of Ch.”
Jones v. Dickerson, 330 A.2d 164 (Del. Ch. 1974). “The Scribner case suggests that, after the reduction of the age of majority to eighteen, 1 Del.C. § 701, no right exists and consequently jurisdiction is not otherwise conferred in the Family Court except in the case of a poor person.”
Birney v. Delaware Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec. (Del. Super. Ct. 2025). “Presumably, under 1 Del. C. § 701, a person of full age refers to someone at least 18-years-old, but “good moral character” appears entirely subjective.”
Birney v. Delaware Dep't of Saf. & Homeland Sec. (Del. Super. Ct. 2025). “Presumably, under 1 Del. C. § 701, a person of full age refers to someone at least 18-years-old, but “good moral character” appears entirely subjective.”
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