(1) All persons under nineteen years of age are declared to be minors, but in case any person marries under the age of nineteen years, his or her minority ends.
(2) Upon becoming the age of majority, a person is considered an adult and acquires all rights and responsibilities granted or imposed by statute or common law, except that a person:
(a) Eighteen years of age or older and who is not a ward of the state may:
(i) Enter into a binding contract or lease of whatever kind or nature and shall be legally responsible for such contract or lease, including legal responsibility to third parties;
(ii) Execute, sign, authorize, or otherwise authenticate (A) an effective financing statement, (B) a promissory note or other instrument evidencing an obligation to repay, or (C) a mortgage, trust deed, security agreement, financing statement, or other security instrument to grant a lien or security interest in real or personal property or fixtures, and shall be legally responsible for such document, including legal responsibility to third parties; and
(iii) Acquire or convey title to real property and shall have legal responsibility for such acquisition or conveyance, including legal responsibility to third parties; and
(b) Eighteen years of age or older may consent to mental health services for himself or herself without the consent of his or her parent or guardian.
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State v. Johnson, 695 N.W.2d 165 (Neb. 2005).
State v. Johnson, 695 N.W.2d 165 (Neb. 2005).
· cites it 48× “The Court of Appeals concluded that Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 (Reissue 2004) provided the correct definition of the term "minor" in § 28-703.”
In Re Interest of Steven K., 661 N.W.2d 320 (Neb. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 21× “On July 15, Steven filed a motion to terminate jurisdiction, alleging that he was married on July 5 in Douglas County, that he and his bride had the consent of their parents, and that the juvenile court no longer had jurisdiction as the marriage ended his minority pursuant to…”
State v. Archie, 733 N.W.2d 513 (Neb. 2007).
· cites it 2× “17 See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 (Reissue 2004).”
State v. Johnson, 670 N.W.2d 802 (Neb. Ct. App. 2003).
· cites it 10× “Thus, while the trial judge, relying upon Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 (Reissue 1998), ruled that a minor stepchild for purposes of the incest statute is a person under the age of 19, we need not yet decide the age of minority to find that the motion for a directed verdict was…”
Foster v. Foster, 662 N.W.2d 191 (Neb. 2003).
· cites it 2× “See Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 (Reissue 1998).”
Johnson v. Johnson, 956 N.W.2d 261 (Neb. 2021).
· cites it 2× “Unlike their Indiana and Pennsylvania counterparts, courts in Nebraska are not authorized to order a parent, over his or her objection, to contribute to the support of children beyond their majority as part of a marriage dissolution decree.”
In re Est. of Brinkman, 953 N.W.2d 1 (Neb. 2021).
· cites it 2× “ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR Seth and Milius assign, summarized and restated, that the county court erred when it (1) determined that the will is patently ambiguous with respect to Nicole’s status and (2) found that Nicole is not excluded from the definition of “children” and “issue” as…”
Wulff v. Wulff, 500 N.W.2d 845 (Neb. 1993).
· cites it 2× “While Neb. Rev. Stat. § 43-2101 (Reissue 1988) provides that “[a]ll persons under nineteen years of age are declared to be minors, but in case any person marries under the age of nineteen years, his or her minority ends,” there is no *622 provision which provides that a minor is…”
Rocky Mountain Gun Owners v. Polis, 121 F.4th 96 (10th Cir. 2024).
“What is more, there are many examples where age minimums for other conduct, such as alcohol 54 Appellate Case: 23-1251 Document: 193-1 Date Filed: 11/05/2024 Page: 55 consumption, tobacco sales, and gambling, are set higher than a state’s age of majority – typically at 21.”
In Re Interest of Kevin K., 735 N.W.2d 812 (Neb. Ct. App. 2007).
· cites it 4× “§ 43-2101 (Reissue 2004), which provides that the minority of a person under the age of 19 ends when he or she marries, and the language of § 43-247, which specifically provides that a juvenile court's jurisdiction terminates upon an individual's reaching the age of majority.”
State v. Dejaynes-Beaman, 8 N.W.3d 779 (Neb. 2024).
· cites it 2× “He also cites to cases from other states that have, as a matter of state constitutional law, extended the rule recognized in Miller to offenders who have reached the age of 18 at the time of their offenses. See, e.g.”
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