Question juridique clé
Whether the guardianship over a person under age ends automatically upon reaching majority.
Solution extraite
Yes. Under Art. 1 of the federal act on personal capacity, full legal capacity is acquired ipso jure at majority, and the age-based guardianship ends automatically without any prior administrative order.
Motifs extraits
The statute ties legal independence to an objective age threshold. Once that threshold is reached, administrative discretion over the person’s maturity cannot postpone the end of guardianship.