Is it permitted to marry a 17-year-old ethnic minority girl?
Based on Point a Clause 1 Article 8 of the Law on Marriage and Family 2014, it is stipulated as follows:
- A man and woman wishing to marry each other must meet the following conditions:
a) The man must be at least 20 years old, the woman must be at least 18 years old;
b) The marriage is voluntarily decided by both the man and the woman;
c) Neither party is deprived of civil act capacity;
d) The marriage does not fall under one of the prohibited cases outlined in points a, b, c, and d of Clause 2 Article 5 of this Law.
Therefore, based on the information you provided, in your case, the law does not recognize the marriage between the two individuals. Additionally, acts of child marriage or organizing child marriage will be sanctioned by competent state authorities according to Article 47 of Decree 82/2020/ND-CP with a fine ranging from 1,000,000 VND to 3,000,000 VND for organizing the marriage of persons who are not of marriageable age.
Respectfully!
