Legislative committee backs bill lowering age of majority to 18

A Legislative Yuan committee on Wednesday passed preliminary reviews of proposed amendments to the Civil Code to lower the legal age of majority from 20 to 18 and to set the marriage age at 18 for both men and women.

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