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Code · Michigan · Chapter 551 — Marriage

551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge.

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551.51 Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge.
Sec. 1.
(1)A marriage in this state shall not be contracted by an individual who is under 18 years of age. A marriage, if entered into in this state by an individual under 18 years of age, is void.
(2)This section applies to a marriage entered into on or after the effective date of the amendatory act that added this subsection.
History: 1921, Act 352, Imd. Eff. May 18, 1921 ;-- CL 1929, 12704 ;-- CL 1948, 551.51 ;-- Am. 1983, Act 198, Imd. Eff. Nov. 7, 1983 ;-- Am. 2023, Act 71 , Eff. Sept. 19, 2023
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