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Wed 14 Jun, 2006 01:44 am
In China we all have the regulation about getting married .If we don't reach the legal age we can't get married .So I want to know whether the youngsters in forigen countries have this limitation .THANK YOU!
In america, you do have to be a certain age to be able to marry.
There are exceptions to this rule of course, but they involve the parents.
If a child under the age of 18 wants to get married, they have to have their parents sign wavers, and appear in a court room in front of a judge saying they think it is ok for their kid to marry and then give a reason why.
If the judge thinks it is ok, they will sign that same waiver, and the child can get married.
If not, then the child has to wait until 18 years old.
Here is a summary of legal marriage ages in each of the 50 states in the United States.
http://www.coolnurse.com/marriage_laws.htm