The minimum age for marriage is raised to 22 for the man and 20 for the woman, although in practice even later marriage is encouraged. Late marriage and late childbirth are emphasized as part of Chinas attempt to limit its population growth. The new law also makes divorce easier to obtain.

At what age girls marry in China?

The age requirement for marriage is 22 years of age for men and 20 years of age for women, “late marriage and late childbirth should be encouraged.” This provision in the law shows a change from the 1950 law which set the age requirements at 18 and 20 for women and men respectively, showing state support of marriage at

Can you marry a dead person in USA?

Necrogamy is generally illegal in the United States, although there has been at least one wedding-themed funeral. In 1987, a Venezuelan man died in Florida.