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

For None (18 minimum, no exceptions) · New Jersey, state is New Jersey; minimum age is 18; exception type is None (18 minimum, no exceptions); statutory citation is N.J. Stat. § 37:1-6, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** New Jersey _(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:** N.J. Stat. § 37:1-6 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> N.J. Stat. § 37:1-6 A marriage or civil union license shall not be issued to a minor under the age of 18 years.

## 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/).