MARRIAGE OF INDIVIDUALS UNDER EIGHTEEN
Act 352 of 1921
AN ACT to prohibit the marriage of an individual under 18 years of age.

History: 1921, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1921 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 71, Eff. Sept. 19, 2023

The People of the State of Michigan enact:

551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge.

Sec. 1.

(1) A marriage in this state shall not be contracted by an individual who is under 18 years of age. A marriage, if entered into in this state by an individual under 18 years of age, is void.

(2) This section applies to a marriage entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.

History: 1921, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 12704 ;-- CL 1948, 551.51 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 71, Eff. Sept. 19, 2023

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Michigan Compiled Laws Complete Through PA 5 of 2025
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