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Is it legal to get married at the age of 18
Time:2025-08-28 Views:1089
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Getting married at the age of 18 is illegal.
Getting married at the age of 18 is illegal. The legal provisions of our country regarding the age of marriage are as follows: men shall not marry earlier than 22 years old, and women shall not marry earlier than 20 years old. Men and women who have not reached the legal age for marriage are not allowed to get married and cannot register for marriage. If they form a marital relationship, it is considered an invalid one and is not protected by law.
Article 1047 of the Civil Code of the People's Republic of China
The minimum age for marriage is 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women.
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Where a marriage is registered before reaching the legal age for marriage, the provisions on invalid marriage shall apply. The subjects who have the right to request the declaration of a marriage as invalid are the parties to the marriage and the close relatives of those who have not reached the legal age of marriage. The claimant can only apply for the declaration of a marriage as invalid before one of the parties to the marriage has reached the legal age of marriage. If both parties to the marriage have reached the legal age of marriage and the legally prescribed circumstances for an invalid marriage have disappeared, the marriage will be converted into a valid one.
Faneng Law Firm reminds you that for those who have not reached the legal age of marriage and have not registered their marriage but are living together as husband and wife, the relevant provisions on de facto marriage and cohabitation shall apply. For those who reached the legal age of marriage before February 1, 1994, they shall be treated as de facto marriages. For those who reached the legal age of marriage on or after February 1, 1994, they should make up for the marriage registration. If they fail to do so, the marriage will be invalid and treated as a cohabitation relationship.
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The following materials are required to obtain a marriage certificate:
1. My household register and ID card.
2. A certificate of marital status (usually issued by the party's workplace or neighborhood committee), as well as a written statement stating that the individual and the other party are not direct blood relatives and have no indirect kinship within three generations. Fan Neng Law Firm reminds you that if the party has a previous marital history, they need to bring the divorce certificate or the court's judgment and the proof of the judgment's effectiveness.
3. Three two-inch color half-length photos without a cap, which should be taken within a short period of time. They can also be taken at the registration site. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.