Full question:
My younger sister is planning to get married to her boyfriend. My sister and her boyfriend are 12 years old. If they get married, will the marriage be a valid marriage under the law prevailing in New Hampshire?
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: Minor
- Date:
- State: New Hampshire
Answer:
In New Hampshire, a male who is below the age of 14 years and a female who is below the age of 13 years may not be capable of entering into a valid marriage. RSA 457:4 reads:“No male below the age of 14 years and no female below the age of 13 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage that is entered into by one male and one female, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void.”
In the instant case, the marriage will not be a valid marriage as the younger sister and her boyfriend are not legally capable of entering into a marriage.
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