# None (18 minimum, no exceptions) · Massachusetts — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For None (18 minimum, no exceptions) · Massachusetts, state is Massachusetts; minimum age is 18; exception type is None (18 minimum, no exceptions); statutory citation is Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 7, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** Massachusetts _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 18 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** None (18 minimum, no exceptions) _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Statutory citation:** Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 7 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 7 A magistrate or minister shall not solemnize a marriage if a party to the intended marriage is under the age of 18.

## 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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