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Can a minor apply for a marriage license in City of Newark?

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Direct answer

In City of Newark, new Jersey has no path to marriage below 18 — no parental-consent or judicial-approval route — so the Marriage Bureau has no minor rule to publish.

Published rule and conditions

Minor applicant rule

This does not apply here.

New Jersey has no path to marriage below 18 — no parental-consent or judicial-approval route — so the Marriage Bureau has no minor rule to publish.

Not applicable here

NOTE 2. Both applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of application.

Issuing office

City of Newark Office of the City Clerk, Marriage Bureau

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Official sources for this answer

  • Application for License — Marriage, Remarriage, Civil Union, Reaffirmation of Civil Union (REG-77)New Jersey Department of Health, Office of Vital Statistics and Registry - checked July 30, 2026

    NOTE 2. Both applicants must be a minimum of 18 years of age at the time of application. NOTE TO REGISTRAR - Applicants and witness should be told that taking a false oath constitutes perjury. In any case where application is made by only one applicant to begin the waiting period, the same identifying witness must return when the second applicant completes the application. NOTE 4. If both applicants are nonresidents of New Jersey, the application must be made in the municipality where the ceremony will be performed. Registrar should mark the license accordingly.

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