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The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84gw Age of Majority Act]'' sets the age of majority at 19. The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/8446 Infants Act]'' describes the legal capacity of children, such as their ability to enter into legally binding contracts or marriage settlements.
The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84g5 Adoption Act]'' deals with such things as who can give a child up for adoption, who may adopt a child, and the general ins and outs of the adoption process. The process for adoption is described in more detail in the section on [[AdoptionAdopting Children]] in the chapter [[Family Relationships]].
The provincial ''[http://canlii.ca/t/84kw Parental Responsibility Act]'' says that parents whose children have been convicted of causing damage to or loss of property may be held responsible for loss caused by their children's offences, up to a maximum of $10,000.