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Mass. Gen. Laws ch. 207, § 7 (2026)
Marriage of minors prohibited
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Section 7. A magistrate or minister shall not solemnize a marriage if a party to the intended marriage is under the age of 18.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1970–2024 · leading case: Commonwealth v. Weston W., 913 N.E.2d 832 (Mass. 2009).
Commonwealth v. Weston W., 913 N.E.2d 832 (Mass. 2009). “rdian; in a motor vehicle involved in interstate travel; engaged in, going to, or returning from an employment activity; involved in an emergency; on the sidewalk abutting the minor’s residence; attending certain school, religious, or recreational activities; exercising rights…”
Goodridge v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 440 Mass. 309 (Mass. 2003). “See G. L. c. 207, §§ 7, 25, and 27. The statute requires that civil marriage be solemnized only by those so authorized.”
Cote-Whitacre v. Dep't of Pub. Health, 446 Mass. 350 (Mass. 2006). “I note that when a municipal clerk in Springfield received a notice from an applicant who was below the age of eighteen years, see G. L. c. 207, § 7, the office of the Attorney General investigated the matter, obtained information that the applicant had seemed a Probate Court…”
Baird v. Bellotti, 450 F. Supp. 997 (D. Mass. 1978). “G.L. c. 207, § 7. A married minor's decision to abort does not affect her parents and their responsibility to her in the same way as does an unmarried minor's decision to abort.”
Powell v. Tompkins, 926 F. Supp. 2d 367 (D. Mass. 2013). “, Selective Service Act of 1948, ch. 625, § 3, 62 Stat.”
Nunez v. Carrabba's Italian Grill, Inc., 859 N.E.2d 801 (Mass. 2007). “]), to get married without parental consent (G. L. c. 207, §§ 7, 24, and 25 [1992 ed.]), to serve on a jury (G.”
Planned Parenthood League of Massachusetts, Inc. v. Attorney Gen., 424 Mass. 586 (Mass. 1997). “149, §§ 62, 64 (barring minors from work in certain employment); G. L. c. 207, §§ 7, 24, 25 (consent of available parents required for minor to marry); G.”
Hamilton v. Ganias, 632 N.E.2d 407 (Mass. 1994). “]), to get married without parental consent (G. L. c. 207, §§ 7, 24, and 25 [1992 ed.]), to serve on a jury (G.”
Joyner v. Commonwealth, 260 N.E.2d 664 (Mass. 1970). “We think that the term should be given the same meaning in c. 272, § 53. An anomaly would arise if the petitioner could on the one hand, be legally married by a magistrate or clergyman despite the objections of her parents (G.”
Commonwealth v. Mattis (Mass. 2024). “234A, § 4 (serving on jury); G. L. c. 207, §§ 7, 24 (entering marriage); G.”
Nunez v. Carrabba's Italian Grill, Inc., 20 Mass. L. Rptr. 115 (Mass. Super. Ct. 2005). “]), to get married without parental consent (G.L.c. 207, §§7, 24 and 25 [1992 ed.]), to serve on a jury (G.”
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