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Parental consent and judicial approval · California

What is the minimum age for Parental consent and judicial approval · California?

For Parental consent and judicial approval, state is California; minimum age is No age floor set by statute; statutory citation is California Code, FAM 303, recorded from its source on 2026-09-30.

If it appears to the satisfaction of the court by application of a minor that the minor requires a written consent to marry and that the minor has no parent or has no parent capable of consenting, the court may make an order consenting to the issuance of a marriage license and granting permission to the minor to marry, in accordance with the requirements described in Section 304.

— leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-30

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California our reading
Minimum age
No age floor set by statute our reading
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Parental consent and judicial approval our reading
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California Code, FAM 303 verified
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Statutory citation

California Code, FAM 303.

— all from leginfo.legislature.ca.gov, retrieved 2026-09-30

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