{"data":{"id":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-100","jurisdiction":"us-sc","citation":"S.C. Code Ann. § 20-1-100","heading":"Minimum age for valid marriage.","body":"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.","path":["Title 20 - DOMESTIC RELATIONS","CHAPTER 1 Marriage","ARTICLE 1 General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.scstatehouse.gov/code/t20c001.php","current_through":"2025 Session of the General Assembly","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T06:48:14Z","sha256":"76b98dee95bd276aa2332687a1067fde0c615a4f74839ad5c998d1f586a46442","source_id":"us-sc","stale":false,"prev":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-90","next":"us-sc/s.c.-code-ann.-20-1-210"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}