# Parental consent · Florida — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Parental consent · Florida, state is Florida; minimum age is 17; exception type is Parental consent; age with parental consent is at least 17 years of age; additional conditions is The older party to the marriage is not more than 2 years older than the younger party to the marriage, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Florida _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 17 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Parental consent _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Age with parental consent:** at least 17 years of age _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Additional conditions:** The older party to the marriage is not more than 2 years older than the younger party to the marriage.
- **Statutory citation:** Fla. Stat. § 741.04

## What the source says

> (a) The person is at least 17 years of age and provides the written consent of his or her parents or legal guardian, which is acknowledged by an officer authorized by law to take acknowledgements and administer oaths; and

## 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.
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