Infant or minor · as in force on May 31, 2026
§ 1-2.9-a Infant or minor
As used in this chapter, the term "infant" or "minor" means a person who has not attained the age of eighteen years, provided, however, that such definition shall not be applicable to any provision relating to the New York Uniform Transfers to Minors Act, nor to section 13-3.4.
In this chapter, an infant or minor is anyone under 18 years old, except that this definition does not apply to provisions concerning the New York Uniform Transfers to Minors Act or § 13-3.4. ★
Marked in the text: penalties, time limits, sums of money. Editorial emphasis added by this edition; it does not appear in the statute as enacted.
This provision appears in Volume 1 — The Surrogate's Court in Plain English; Volume 3 — The Surrogate's Court: Court Rules & the EPTL; Volume 5 — Your Career: Surrogate's Court in Plain English.