"Alabama: The age of consent is sixteen. With parental consent, parties can marry at age fourteen. However, this parental consent is not required if the minor has already been married. (Other statutory laws apply.) Common law marriage is recognized."
Age of consent in the US:
State | Minimum age | Notes | |
---|---|---|---|
Statutory age when all exceptions are taken into account[2] | General age | ||
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 14 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | No minimum age with approval of a superior court judge and parental consent. |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | No minimum age with approval of a superior court judge and parental consent. |
![]() | none | 18 | No minimum age with judicial approval and parental consent. |
![]() | 16 | 18 | Since 2017, the minimum age is 16 with parental and judicial consent.[10] |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | No minimum age in case of pregnancy[11] |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 15 | 18 | 15 with parental or judicial consent. |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 15 | 18 | 15 in the case of pregnancy with both parental and judicial consent. |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 15 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 15 | 18 | |
![]() | none[13] | 18 | Consent can be just judicial, but is normally both parental and judicial. In the absence of any statutory minimum age, one opinion is that the traditional minimum common law marriageable age of 12 for girls and 14 for boys may still be in effect.[14][15] |
![]() | none | 18 | 16 with parental consent |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 21 | females 15–21 and males 17–21 can marry with parental consent alone[17] |
![]() | none | 18 | Parental consent required for ages 15–17. Judicial consent required below age 15. |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 17 | 19 | |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 13 for females, 14 for males | 18 | In cases of "special cause" with parental consent and court permission. |
![]() | none | 18 | 16 with parental consent and in case of pregnancy. |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 17 | 18 | Since 2017, the minimum age is 17 with parental and judicial consent. |
![]() | 14 | 18 | |
![]() | 14 | 18 | 14 With parental consent |
![]() | none | 18 | 18 for males regardless of parental consent. 16 for females with parental consent, 18 for females without parental consent.[20] |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 17 | 18 | Consenting parent or guardian must accompany the applicant when applying for the marriage license. |
![]() | none | 18 | Under 16 years of age if a Judge of the Orphans Court "decides that it is to the best interest of the applicant and authorizes the issuance of the license."[21] |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | Since 2017, the minimum age is 18, however emancipated minors aged 16–17 have an exemption to legally marry.[23][24][25] |
![]() | 15 | 18 | 15 with court approval and parental consent. |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | 16 | 18 | In 2016, VA made 18 the minimum age; and 16 with court approval in special cases[27][28] |
![]() | none | 18 | May be waived by superior court judge.[29] |
![]() | none | 18 | No minimum with both parental and judicial consent |
![]() | 16 | 18 | |
![]() | none | 18 |
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