# Parental consent and judicial approval · California — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Parental consent and judicial approval · California, state is California; minimum age is No age floor set by statute; exception type is Parental consent and judicial approval; statutory citation is Cal. Fam. Code § 303, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** California _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** No age floor set by statute _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Parental consent and judicial approval _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Cal. Fam. Code § 303 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Cal. Fam. Code § 303 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.

## Source

- https://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf

Last verified: 2026-08-31. Review by: 2026-12-29.
Part of [Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state](https://referencesource.org/state-minimum-marriage-age-exceptions/).