New Mexico § 32A-21-5 Over the age of majority; purposes

New Mexico Statutes

§ 32A-21-5 — Over the age of majority; purposes

New Mexico § 32A-21-5

Ch. 32AChildren's Code

Art. 21Emancipation of Minors

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N.M. Stat. Ann. § 32A-21-5 (2026).

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An emancipated minor shall be considered as being over the age of majority for one or more of the following purposes: A. consenting to medical, dental or psychiatric care without parental consent, knowledge or liability; B. his capacity to enter into a binding contract; C. his capacity to sue and be sued in his own name; D. his right to support by his parents; E. the rights of his parents to his earnings and to control him; F. establishing his own residence; G. buying or selling real property; H. ending all vicarious liability of the minor's parents, guardian or custodian for the minor's torts; provided that nothing in this section shall affect any liability of a parent, guardian, custodian, spouse or employer of a minor imposed by the Motor Vehicle Code [Chapter 66, Articles 1 through 8 N

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An emancipated minor shall be considered as being over the age of majority for one or more of the following purposes: A. consenting to medical, dental or psychiatric care without parental consent, knowledge or liability; B. his capacity to enter into a binding contract; C. his capacity to sue and be sued in his own name; D. his right to support by his parents; E. the rights of his parents to his earnings and to control him; F. establishing his own residence; G. buying or selling real property; H. ending all vicarious liability of the minor's parents, guardian or custodian for the minor's torts; provided that nothing in this section shall affect any liability of a parent, guardian, custodian, spouse or employer of a minor imposed by the Motor Vehicle Code [Chapter 66, Articles 1 through 8 NMSA 1978] or any vicarious liability that arises from an agency relationship; or I. enrolling in any school or college.