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

For Emancipation only · Kentucky, state is Kentucky; minimum age is 17; exception type is Emancipation only; statutory citation is Ky. Rev. Stat. §402.020, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Kentucky _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 17 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Emancipation only _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Ky. Rev. Stat. §402.020

## What the source says

> (f) Except as provided in KRS 402.210, with a person who at the time of marriage is under eighteen (18) 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.
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