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.
Mich. Comp. Laws § 551.51
Age of consent; effect of act on powers of probate judge
Applied in 4 court decisions — leading case 274 Mich. App. 147 - National Pride at Work, Inc v. Governor (2007)
Most recently applied in People v. Martz (May 2013)
1921, Act 352, Imd
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