Marriage in the USA
The marriageable age in the US varies from state to state. Generally, marriage in the United States is 18 years. There are two exceptions: Nebraska (19 years old) and Mississippi (21 years old). All states allow minors to marry with parental consent and / or a court of law. In some states, this is not required if the bride is pregnant . The minimum age is between 12 and 17 years, depending on the state, although 27 states have no statutory minimum age.
| Country | Minimum age | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With the consent of the parents | Without parental consent | ||
| Alabama | 16 | 18th | |
| Alaska | 16 | 18th | |
| Arizona | 16 | 18th | No minimum age with the consent of a senior judge and that of the parents |
| Arkansas | 16 for girls, 17 for boys | 18th | |
| Colorado | 16 | 18th | No minimum age with the consent of a judge and that of the parents |
| Connecticut | 16 | 18th | Approval of a judge and parents required |
| District of Columbia | 16 | 18th | |
| Delaware | 18th | 18th | |
| Florida | 16 | 18th | |
| Georgia | 15th | 18th | 16, if pregnant (no parental consent required) |
| Hawaii | 15th | 18th | |
| Idaho | 15th | 18th | |
| Illinois | 16 | 18th | |
| Indiana | 17th | 18th | 15 in the case of pregnancy with the consent of a chief judge and that of the parents |
| Iowa | 16 | 18th | |
| California | N / A | 18th | No minimum age with the consent of a senior judge and that of the parents |
| Kansas | 16 | 18th | |
| Kentucky | 16 | 18th | |
| Louisiana | 16 | 18th | |
| Maine | 16 | 18th | |
| Massachusetts | 12 for girls, 14 for boys | 18th | Consent of a judge and / or parents |
| Maryland | 16 | 18th | |
| Michigan | 16 | 18th | 15 with the consent of a judge and that of the parents |
| Minnesota | 16 | 18th | |
| Mississippi | 15 for girls, 17 for boys ( De jure ) | 21st | |
| Missouri | 15th | 18th | |
| Montana | 16 | 18th | |
| Nebraska | 17th | 19th | |
| Nevada | 16 | 18th | |
| New Hampshire | 13 for girls, 14 for boys | 18th | With the consent of a judge and that of the parents in a "special case" |
| New Jersey | 18th | 18th | 16 with parental consent or pregnancy |
| New Mexico | 16 | 18th | |
| new York | 17th | 18th | |
| North Carolina | 16 | 18th | No minimum age for parental consent if pregnancy or the birth of a child is given |
| North Dakota | 16 | 18th | |
| Ohio | 16 for girls | 18th | |
| Oklahoma | 16 | 18th | |
| Oregon | 16 | 18th | Parents or guardians must be present when the application is submitted |
| Pennsylvania | 16 | 18th | 14 with the consent of a judge from the Guardianship Court |
| Rhode Island | 16 for girls | 18th | |
| South carolina | 16 | 18th | |
| South Dakota | 16 | 18th | |
| Tennessee | 16 | 18th | |
| Texas | 14th | 18th | The consent of a judge or the parents must be given |
| Utah | 16 | 18th | 15 with the consent of a judge and that of the parents |
| Vermont | 16 | 18th | |
| Virginia | 16 | 18th | |
| Washington | 17th | 18th | With the approval of a chief judge |
| West Virginia | 16 | 18th | No minimum age with the consent of a judge and that of the parents |
| Wisconsin | 16 | 18th | |
| Wyoming | 16 | 18th | |
| Outside United States | Minimum age | Remarks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| With the consent of the parents | Without parental consent | ||
| Puerto Rico | 18 with parental consent, younger age only if pregnant | 21st | |
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/26/opinion/sunday/it-was-forced-on-me-child-marriage-in-the-us.html
- ↑ Section 30-1-4 . In: Code of Alabama . Alabama Legislature. 1975. Retrieved on August 24, 2011: “A person under the age of 16 years is incapable of contracting marriage. (A person who is under the age of 16 is under the age of majority to enter into marriage) . "
- ↑ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai Marriage Laws of the Fifty States, District of Columbia and Puerto Rico . Cornell University Law School . Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ↑ 25-102. Consent required for marriage of minors . In: Arizona Revised Statutes . Arizona State Legislature. Retrieved August 24, 2011: “Persons under eighteen years of age shall not marry without the consent of the parent or guardian having custody of such person. Persons under sixteen years of age shall not marry without the consent of the parent or guardian having custody of that person and the approval of any superior court judge in the state. (People under the age of eighteen cannot marry without the consent of their parents or guardians who have custody of the person concerned. People under sixteen cannot marry without the consent of their parents or guardians who have custody of the person and the approval of a chief judge have, marry) "
- ^ Marriage Requirements and Applications . Archived from the original on March 28, 2010. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ↑ CRS Colorado Revised Statutes 14-2-106
- ↑ IC 31-11-1: ARTICLE 11. FAMILY LAW: MARRIAGE . Indiana State Legislature. Retrieved November 10, 2009.
- ^ California Marriage Age Requirements Laws . Retrieved October 10, 2014.
- ↑ SEC. 93-1-5. Conditions precedent to issuance of license; penalty for noncompliance . In: Mississippi Code of 1972 . LawNetCom. 1972. Archived from the original on September 3, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved August 24, 2011: “The clerk shall not issue a marriage license under the provisions of this section unless the male applicant is at least seventeen (17) years of age, and the female is at least fifteen (15) years of age ... if satisfactory proof is furnished to the judge of any circuit, chancery or county court that sufficient reasons exist ... (The civil servant may not issue a marriage license under the provisions of this section unless the male applicant is at least seventeen (17) Years old, and the woman is at least fifteen (15) years old ... if it can be demonstrated to the judge that there are sufficient reasons ...) "
- ↑ http://www.gencourt.state.nh.us/rsa/html/XLIII/457/457-4.htm
- ^ Information on Getting Married in New York State. In: www.health.ny.gov . New York State Department of Health, September 2017, accessed October 17, 2018 .
- ↑ http://www.pibweddings.com/ohiolaw.html
- ↑ http://www.marriage-laws.info/texas/texas-marriage-laws/
- ↑ http://www.le.state.ut.us/~code/TITLE30/htm/30_01015.htm ( Memento from June 30, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
- ^ Virginia marriage requirements
- ↑ RCW 04.26.010 Marriage contract - Void marriages. . In: Revised Code of Washington . Washington State Legislature. Retrieved August 24, 2011.
- ↑ https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/table_marriage
