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In the United States, especially in recent years, the general marriage age has been revised downward so that they are now between 18 and 21 years of age. [1] There are three sets of marriage ages: 1) general marriage age, 2) the minimum marriage age set by statute and 3) minimum marriage age set by the common law.
As of June 2024, in the states that have set a marriage age by statute, the lower minimum marriage age when all exceptions are taken into account, are: 4 states have no minimum age (effectively 0). 2 states have a minimum age of 15. 21 states have a minimum age of 16. 10 states have a minimum age of 17. 13 states have a minimum age of 18.
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...
Here is the full list of states and their minimum age requirement for marriage: Alabama: 16. Parental consent is not required if the minor was previously married.
In 2018, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage to 16. For over 100 years before that, the law had allowed 13-year-old girls and 14-year-old boys to get married with ...
Her case prompted calls to raise the legal age for marriage to 18. [320] Later in 2008, the Supreme Council for Motherhood and Childhood proposed to define the minimum age for marriage at 18 years, the law passed in April 2009 with the age voted for as 17, however due to maneuvers by opposing parliamentarians the law was dropped the next day. [321]
More than 4,800 kids under the age of 18 were married from 2000 to 2018 in Washington.
Every state has different laws, here is the full lists of states and their minimum age requirement for marriage: Alabama : 16. Parental consent not required if the minor was previously married.