# Parental consent · South Carolina — Minimum marriage age and exceptions by state

For Parental consent · South Carolina, state is South Carolina; minimum age is 16; exception type is Parental consent; age with parental consent is between the ages of sixteen to eighteen; statutory citation is S.C. Code § 20-1-250, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.

- **State:** South Carolina _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Minimum age:** 16 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Exception type:** Parental consent _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Age with parental consent:** between the ages of sixteen to eighteen _(verified: appears in the quote below)_
- **Statutory citation:** S.C. Code § 20-1-250 _(verified: appears in the quote below)_

## What the source says

> S.C. Code § 20-1-250 A marriage license must not be issued when either applicant is under the age of sixteen. When either applicant is between the ages of sixteen to eighteen and that applicant resides with father, mother, other relative, or guardian, the probate judge or other officer authorized to issue marriage licenses shall not issue a license for the marriage until furnished with a sworn affidavit signed by the father, mother, other relative, or guardian giving consent to the

## 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/).