Parental consent · Puerto Rico
What is the minimum age for Parental consent · Puerto Rico?
For Parental consent, state is Puerto Rico; minimum age is 18; statutory citation is PR Laws tit. 1, § 6595; where the exception is set out is PR Laws tit. 1, § 6596, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
PR Laws tit. 1, § 6595 No pueden contraer matrimonio: … (b) las personas que no han cumplido dieciocho (18) años de edad
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- Puerto Rico our reading
- Minimum age
- 18 our reading
- Exception type
- Parental consent our reading
- Statutory citation
- PR Laws tit. 1, § 6595 verified
- Where the exception is set out
- PR Laws tit. 1, § 6596 verified
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Where each value comes from
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Exception type
Para contraer matrimonio, el menor que ha cumplido los dieciocho (18) años necesita la autorización de las personas que ejercen sobre él la patria potestad o la tutela.
Where the exception is set out
PR Laws tit. 1, § 6596 Para contraer matrimonio, el menor que ha cumplido los dieciocho (18) años necesita la autorización de las personas que ejercen sobre él la patria potestad o la tutela.
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf