Juridical Acts – Capacity

Juridical Acts – Capacity

C.C. art. 24. Kinds of persons. There are two kinds of persons: natural persons and juridical persons. A natural person is a human being. A juridical person is an entity to which the law attributes personality, such as a corporation or a partnership. The personality of a juridical person is distinct from that of its members.

Art. 25. Commencement and end of natural personality. Natural personality commences from the moment of birth and terminates at death.

Art. 27. General legal capacity. All natural persons enjoy general legal capacity to have rights and duties.

Art. 28. Capacity to make juridical acts. A natural person who has reached majority has capacity to make all sorts of juridical acts, unless otherwise provided by legislation.

Art. 29. Age of majority. Majority is attained upon reaching the age of eighteen years.

Art. 1918. General statement of capacity. All persons have capacity to contract, except unemancipated minors, interdicts, and persons deprived of reason at the time of contracting.