Any person under the age of sixteen is not capable of entering into a valid marriage, and all marriages hereinafter entered into by such persons are void ab initio. A common-law marriage hereinafter entered into by a person under the age of sixteen is void ab initio.
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-100
Minimum age for valid marriage
1997 Act No. 95, SECTION 1, eff June 11, 1997; 2000 Act No. 397, SECTION 1, eff August 17, 2000.
Official source: South Carolina Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain South Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.