(a)   (1)   Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this subsection or as otherwise
specifically provided by statute, a person eighteen years of age or
more is an adult for all purposes whatsoever and has the same legal
capacity, rights, powers, privileges, duties, liabilities, and
responsibilities as prior to July 1, 1973, persons had at twenty-one
years of age, and the "age of majority" is hereby declared to be
eighteen years.
    (2)   A person who has attained the age of 18 years and who is enrolled in
secondary school has the right to receive support and maintenance from
both of the person's parents until the first to occur of the following
events:
      (i)   The person dies;
      (ii)   The person marries;
      (iii)   The person is emancipated;
      (iv)   The person graduates from or is no longer enrolled in secondary school;
or
      (v)   The person attains the age of 19 years.
  (b)   (1)   The terms "adult", "of full age", or "of legal age" refer
to persons who have attained the age of eighteen years.
    (2)   Except as provided in subsection (a)(2) of this section, the term
"minor", as it pertains to legal age and capacity, refers to
persons who have not attained the age of eighteen years.
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