Acontract by which of the following is void? a. a thirty-year-old woman who, because of intoxication, is unable to understand the nature and consequences of signing the contract. b. a twenty-five-year-old woman who is unable to understand the nature and effect of signing a contract because of a mental illness. c. a thirty-six-year-old man under a court-ordered guardianship for mental incompetency. d. a fourteen-year-old girl.

The agreement which is unenforceable and illegitimate from the moment it is created is called void contract. It is different from a voidable contract but both contracts can be nullified. A void contract is legally invalid and can never be enforced in future point in time. It is enforceable when contractual defects are created. It occurs when one of the one of the parties is incapable of understanding the implications of the agreement e.g an inebriated individual or a mentally impaired person.

A contract is void in the following situation:

A thirty-six-year-old man under a court-ordered guardianship for mental incompetency.

Explanation:

Option C is presenting a situation where the person who is signing the contract have a legal paper where it is stated that he is not able to make any kind of decision by himself and any signs that he makes will be invalid since his guardian is the one that must sign the contract on behalf of the thirty-six year old man.

the 4th option is the answer