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

For Parental consent and judicial approval · Maryland, state is Maryland; minimum age is 17; exception type is Parental consent and judicial approval; age with parental consent is 17 years old; statutory citation is Md. Fam. Law Code Ann. § 2-301, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Maryland _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 17 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Parental consent and judicial approval _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Age with parental consent:** 17 years old _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** Md. Fam. Law Code Ann. § 2-301 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Md. Fam. Law Code Ann. § 2-301 (a) An individual 17 years old may not marry unless: (1) (i) The individual has the consent of each living parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the individual; or

## 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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