30Affirmation

#### 30 Affirmation 30 Affirmation > > (1) Where a person participates in a civil act while the person is a minor, the civil act may be affirmed: > > > > > (a) while the person remains a minor, on the person’s behalf by order of a court having jurisdiction under this section, > > > > > (b) after the person attains the age of eighteen years, by the person, or > > > > > (c) after the person’s death, by the person’s personal representative. > > > (2) The court may affirm a civil act on behalf of a minor participant in the civil act under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) on application by the minor participant or by any other person interested in the civil act. > > > (3) Subject to section 36, the court shall not affirm a civil act on behalf of a minor participant in the civil act under paragraph (a) of subsection (1) unless it appears to the court that the affirmation is for the benefit of the minor participant. > > > (4) Where a civil act is affirmed pursuant to this section by or on behalf of a minor participant in the civil act, or by the personal representative of a deceased minor participant in the civil act, the civil act is presumptively binding on the minor participant. > > > (5) An affirmation of a civil act under this section by a minor participant in the civil act or by the personal representative of a deceased minor participant in the civil act: > > > > > (a) may be by words, written or spoken, or by conduct, and > > > > > (b) need not be communicated to any person.