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What are the legal marriage ages stipulated in 2022
Time:2025-08-28 Views:528
Firstly, according to the laws of our country, the legal age for marriage in China is no earlier than 22 years old for men and no earlier than 20 years old for women.
Secondly, the age of marriage stipulated by law has universal applicability, but in certain special circumstances, the law also allows for exceptional provisions on the age of marriage. For instance, considering the multi-ethnic nature of our country, the people's congresses of ethnic autonomous areas have the right to formulate flexible regulations in light of the specific circumstances of local ethnic marriage and family. At present, the legislative bodies of some ethnic autonomous areas in our country have made flexible provisions on the legal age of marriage in the Civil Code. For instance, in autonomous regions such as Xinjiang, Inner Mongolia, and Xizang, as well as some autonomous prefectures and counties, the minimum age for marriage is set at 20 for men and 18 for women. However, these flexible regulations only apply to ethnic minorities and do not apply to the Han people living in the region.
Finally, the provisions of the Civil Code of our country regarding the age of marriage do not refer to the mandatory age for marriage or the optimal age for marriage, but rather the minimum age for getting married. It serves as the age boundary between illegal and legal marriages. Only when one reaches the legal age of marriage can they get married; otherwise, it is considered illegal. The legal age for marriage does not prevent men and women from postponing their marriage on a voluntary basis based on their own circumstances. To implement China's national policy of family planning, late marriage and late childbearing are also encouraged. The law advocates late marriage rather than forcing it. It doesn't mean that the later one gets married, the better.
1. It must be completely voluntary for both the man and the woman.
2. One must reach the legal age for marriage.
3. It must conform to the monogamous system.
4. There is no situation where marriage is prohibited by law between one or both parties.
The Civil Code only makes general provisions on marriage due to illness but does not list them one by one. In judicial practice, the following diseases should be regarded as diseases that prohibit marriage:
1. Those who have sexually transmitted diseases and have not been cured. Sexually transmitted diseases are infectious diseases caused by pathogenic microorganisms and mainly transmitted through sexual contact. The foundation of marriage is the union of the two sexes. If a person with a venereal disease gets married, it is very difficult for the spouse to escape through sexual activity. At the same time, if a pregnant woman has a sexually transmitted disease, her children will definitely be infected. Therefore, for the sake of the patient's own recovery and the health and happiness of others, as well as for the improvement of the physical fitness of the entire nation, those who have not been cured of sexually transmitted diseases must be strictly prohibited from getting married.
2. Patients with severe mental illness. Severe mental illness mainly refers to schizophrenia, manic-depressive psychosis and other serious mental illnesses. The reason why such patients are prohibited from getting married is primarily that the mentally ill person is a person with restricted or no capacity for civil conduct, unable to make voluntary expressions of will, unable to understand the meaning of marriage, and unable to undertake the obligations between husband and wife and the responsibilities towards children after marriage. The more important reason is that this disease is a serious genetic disorder. According to medical statistics, the heritability rate of schizophrenia for the next generation is 50% if one parent has schizophrenia, 60% if both parents have schizophrenia, and 22% if both parents have bipolar disorder. Therefore, it can be said that after a mentally ill patient gets married, it not only affects the patient's own physical health but also the harmony of the couple. Moreover, it poses a significant threat to the health of future generations and the eugenics of the population. Even if this disease is cured, due to its high hereditary nature, it should be advised not to marry or have children.
3. Patients with severe intellectual disability, that is, those with dementia. Patients with more severe dementia may not even be able to recognize their own relatives, let alone shoulder the burden of the family or fulfill the obligations of a couple. Moreover, this disease has a strong hereditary nature and is likely to endanger the offspring. Therefore, marriage should be prohibited.
The above is all the relevant content collected by the editor of Faneng Law Firm about "How is the legal age for marriage stipulated in 2022". From the above content, we can know that the legal age for marriage in China is no earlier than 22 years old for men and no earlier than 20 years old for women. In order to have healthy children, the marriageable age in our country must meet the prescribed requirements. If you still have any questions about the above content, you can consult the lawyers of Faneng Law Firm online. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.