How can a 16 year old sign a legally binding contract?

[salvorhardin]

6. That's not true for Indiana

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IC 26-1-3.1-305 Defenses and claims in recoupment
    Sec. 305. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the right to enforce the obligation of a party to pay an instrument is subject to the following:
      (1) a defense of the obligor based on:
            (A) infancy of the obligor to the extent it is a defense to a simple contract;
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title26/ar1/ch3.1.html

IC 1-1-4-5 Definitions applicable to construction of all Indiana statutes
   Sec. 5. The following definitions apply to the construction of all Indiana statutes, unless the construction is plainly repugnant to the intent of the general assembly or of the context of the statute:
        (1) "Adult", "of full age", and "person in his majority" mean a person at least eighteen (18) years of age.

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        (8) "Infant" or "minor" means a person less than eighteen (18) years of age.
Source: http://www.in.gov/legislative/ic/code/title1/ar1/ch4.html

Do you have a primary source that says otherwise?