# Emancipation only · Indiana — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Emancipation only · Indiana, state is Indiana; minimum age is 16; exception type is Emancipation only; additional conditions is one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age;; statutory citation is Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Indiana _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 16 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Emancipation only _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Additional conditions:** one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age; _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5 Two (2) individuals may marry each other if: (1) both individuals are at least sixteen (16) years of age; (2) one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age;

## 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/).