First, the higher income levels (tax year 2016): 1  First, if you have no qualifying dependent children, the maximum AGI you can have to claim the EIC is $14,880 if youâre a single filer. This includes those who are filing as single, head of household and qualifying widow(er) with dependent child. If youâre married filing joint, the AGI cap is $20,430.
Child marriage is still widespread in India despite laws raising the minimum age to 18 for women and 21 for men AFP/Getty Images. On Friday, the Spanish government announced it was to raise the marriage age from 14 to 16 to bring it into line with the rest of Europe. Estonia now has the lowest marriage age in Europe with teenagers able to get hitched at 15 with parental approval. Globally, the average legal age of marriage for boys is 17 and 16 for girls but many countries permit them, particularly girls, to marry much younger.
For example, in New Mexico the legal age of consent is 16 but the minimum age for marriage is 18. Another extreme example of a great difference between age of consent and marriage age is Mississippi, where the age of consent is 16 but both members of a couple must be 21 years old to marry. seventeen year old can be married if they have the parentâs or guardianâs consent (State Consent form needed). Pennsylvania. If under 18 years of age applicants may marry with consent of a parent or guardian. Applicants must present Birth Certificate plus an additional $5.00.