Parental consent · Northern Mariana Islands
What is the minimum age for Parental consent · Northern Mariana Islands?
For Parental consent, state is Northern Mariana Islands; minimum age is No age floor set by statute; statutory citation is 8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1205; where the exception is set out is 8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1201, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1205 Marriage contracts between parties, both of whom are citizens of the Trust Territory, solemnized in accordance with recognized customs, shall be valid, a notice of the marriage, showing the names and addresses of the persons married, their ages and the date of marriage, shall be sent to the clerk of courts of the Commonwealth Trial Court, who shall, upon its receipt, record it in the marriage register.
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- Northern Mariana Islands our reading
- Minimum age
- No age floor set by statute our reading
- Exception type
- Parental consent our reading
- Statutory citation
- 8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1205 verified
- Where the exception is set out
- 8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1201 verified
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Where each value comes from
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Minimum age
No minimum marriage age is indicated in statute for marriages between two citizens, and no protections are in place for minors. The marriage must only be “solemnized in accordance with recognized customs.”
Exception type
(a) The male at the time of contracting the marriage be at least 18 years of age and the female at least 16 years of age, and if the female is less than 18 years of age she must have the consent of at least one of her parents or her guardian;
Where the exception is set out
8 N. Mar. I. Code § 1201 To make valid the marriage contract between two noncitizens or between a noncitizen and a citizen of the Trust Territory, it is necessary that: (a) The male at the time of contracting the marriage be at least 18 years of age and the female at least 16 years of age, and if the female is less than 18 years of age she must have the consent of at least one of her parents or her guardian;
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf