age depend on maturity
Only emancipation confers the status of maturity before a person has actually reached the age of majority. Almost all jurisdictions automatically confer emancipation (and with it, the status of majority) upon otherwise minor individuals who are married. In general age and maturity have little correlation. In early childhood, up to about age 13, maturity and age usually are about the same. After that, things differ wildly between individuals. There are many 16 year olds that are not ready to drive at 16, and some that could probably handle the task at 14. There are many adults 30+ that still act like their 17. Some ages of license are actually higher than the age of majority. For example, the age of license to purchase alcoholic beverages is 21 in all U.S. states. Another example is the voting age, which prior to the 1970s was 21, while the age of majority was 18 in most states. Maturity has to do with age. There are some young people who are mature and some old people that are not, but in general you mature with age. You don't come into the world with maturity and you have to learn it as you grow. __ I am very immature __ I am appropriately mature for my age __ I am very mature __ I am gaining maturity (growing personally) __ I have most or all the requisites for personal growth __ people who really know me would agree with my answers above. At what point you declare someone mentally mature is hard to define but given that wisdom from life experience would be a good indicator of maturity then the age of someone would imply more life experience. It depends if they have learnt from it I guess. In the Republic of Ireland the age of majority is 18, but one must be over 21 years of age to stand for election to the Houses of the Oireachtas. Also, in Portugal the age of majority is 18, but one must be at least 25 years of age to run for public office. A child who is legally emancipated by a court of competent jurisdiction automatically attains to their maturity upon the signing of the court order. Here, maturity refers to the level of [mental + emotional + moral + spiritual] development, not of physical growth. Personal maturity can be viewed on two levels: (1) as an absolute, relative to some universal ideal), and (2) as relative to a person's age and neurological functioning (normal or impaired). __ I'm gaining maturity (growing personally). __ I have most or all the requisites for personal growth. __ people who know me would agree with my answers above. Redo this status-check at the end of the article to see how well you know yourself.. __ I'm very immature __ I'm appropriately mature for my age __ I'm very mature __ I'm gaining maturity (growing personally) __ I have most or all the requisites for personal growth __ people who know me would agree with my answers above.
Life experience.