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Minors marrying in the U.S.

Minors can marry in many U.S. states under certain conditions, such as with parental consent or via emancipation, as of 2025

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Can minors get married with parental consent but without court approval in the US?

and without court approval ? The short answer: yes in some places, but not uniformly—state law is a patchwork that ranges from outright bans on under‑18 marriage to statutes that permit minors to marr...