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Can I obtain a marriage certificate before reaching the age of marriage
Time:2025-09-01 Views:1196
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Marriage certificate cannot be obtained before the age of marriage.
The legal age for marriage refers to the minimum age for marriage as stipulated by law. That is to say, both men and women cannot get married before reaching this age, and only those who reach or exceed this age can get married. As for the maximum age for marriage, there is no limit. The nature and characteristics of marital relationships require that both male and female parties must reach marriageable age. Only in this way can they have the necessary physiological and psychological conditions to make judgments when dealing with marriage matters, and to assume their responsibilities to the family, children, and society after marriage. The legal age for marriage determined by the Civil Code, which is 22 years old for men and 20 years old for women, takes into account both the physical and mental development of young men and women, as well as the national population control and the acceptance of urban and rural residents, and is in line with China's national conditions.
According to Article 6 of the Marriage Registration Regulations of China, if the parties involved in marriage registration have any of the following circumstances, the marriage registration authority shall not register:
（1） Those who have not reached the legal age for marriage;
（2） Not voluntarily agreed upon by both parties;
（3） One or both parties already have spouses;
（4） Belonging to direct blood relatives or collateral blood relatives within three generations;
（5） Suffering from diseases that are medically considered unsuitable for marriage.
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To apply for a marriage certificate, the following materials are required:
1. My household registration book and ID card.
2. Proof of marital status (usually issued by the party's unit or neighborhood committee), as well as a written statement stating that the individual and the other party are not directly related by blood and have no indirect kinship within three generations. Fanneng Law Firm reminds you that if the parties have a history of marriage, they need to bring a divorce certificate or a court judgment and proof of its effectiveness.
3. Three two inch bareheaded half body color group photos, taken in a short period of time or at the registration site.
III
Fanneng Law Firm reminds you that the way to register a child without a marriage certificate is to go to the family planning office of the street office to pay social support fees, and then register the baby. Bring your baby's birth certificate, your ID card, and household registration booklet. For those who give birth to children illegally, the population and family planning administrative department of the county-level people's government or the township (town) people's government or street office entrusted by it shall collect social support fees from the parents. Sichuan Faneng Law Firm is dedicated to serving you.