Marriage: prohibition on minors

The law removes court-and-parental-consent pathways for minors to marry or register domestic partnerships. It also ends state reporting on marriages involving minors.

What the law does ​

• Requires both domestic partners to be at least 18 when filing a Declaration of Domestic Partnership.
• Repeals provisions allowing courts to authorize marriage or domestic partnerships for people under 18.
• Removes premarital-counseling provisions tied to court-approved minor marriages.
• Repeals annual state and local reporting requirements on marriage certificates involving a minor.
• Preserves the ability to seek annulment of a marriage entered before January 1, 2027, under the former minor-marriage authorization rules.

Who it affects ​

• People under 18 seeking to marry or establish a domestic partnership.
• Parents, guardians, and courts previously involved in approving minor marriages or domestic partnerships.
• Local registrars and the State Registrar previously required to report on marriages involving minors.