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Is it illegal to get married at the age of 18
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1443
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Getting married at the age of 18 is illegal. Marriages that have not reached the legal age for marriage cannot be registered and a marriage certificate obtained. Even if they are registered, they fall within the scope of invalid marriages and are not protected by law. Fanneng Law Firm reminds you that the Civil Code stipulates that the minimum age for marriage for men is 22 years old and for women is 20 years old.
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Where a man and a woman who have not reached the legal age for marriage voluntarily cohabit, such behavior is legal. The law does not prohibit the cohabitation of unmarried men and women. What the Civil Code explicitly prohibits is the act of a party cohabiting with another person while having a spouse. Where a couple gets divorced due to cohabitation with another person, the innocent party may, when filing for divorce, demand that the party at fault provide them with damages for divorce.
Article 1041 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China: Marriage and family are protected by the state. A marriage system featuring freedom of marriage, monogamy and equality between men and women shall be implemented. Protect the legitimate rights and interests of women, minors, the elderly and people with disabilities.
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Where the betrothal gifts are returned before the legal age for marriage is reached.
According to Article 5 of the "Interpretation (I) of the Supreme People's Court on the Application of the Marriage and Family Chapter", if a party requests the return of the betrothal gifts given in accordance with customs, the people's court shall support such a request if it is found that any of the following circumstances apply:
(1) The two parties have not gone through the marriage registration procedures;
(2) The two parties have gone through the marriage registration procedures but have not actually lived together
(3) Giving property before marriage and causing the giver to have a hard life.
The application of the provisions of the second and third items of the preceding paragraph shall be subject to the condition that the two parties get divorced. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.