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New Hampshire Revised Statutes

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 457:4 (2026)

Marriageable

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[RSA 457:4 effective until January 1, 2025; see also RSA 457:4 set out below.]
    457:4 Marriageable. – No person below the age of 16 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void.
[RSA 457:4 effective January 1, 2025; see also RSA 457:4 set out above.]
    457:4 Marriageable. – No person below the age of 18 years shall be capable of contracting a valid marriage, and all marriages contracted by such persons shall be null and void.

Source. 1907, 80:1. PL 286:4. RL 338:4. 2009, 59:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2010. 2018, 272:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019. 2024, 81:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2025.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2013–2015 · leading case: United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 (2013).
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United States v. Windsor, 570 U.S. 744 (2013). “Likewise the permissible degree of consanguinity can vary (most States permit first cousins to marry, *768 but a handful-such as Iowa and Washington, see Iowa Code § 595.19 (2009); Wash.”
State ex rel. Alabama Policy Inst., 200 So. 3d 495 (Ala. 2015). “18, § 5142 (2012), with N.H.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 457:4 (West Supp.2012).”
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