About the consent of parents for marriage: this is required
before and also after the man or woman is twenty-one years of age. It is also
required in the event of a second marriage, after the dissolution of the first
whether through death or through divorce.
The parental consent is also a binding obligation irrespective
of whether the parents are Bahá'ís or not, whether they are friendly or opposed
to the Cause. In the event of the death of both parents, the consent of a
guardian is not required.
- Shoghi Effendi (From a letter dated 10 October 1936, written on
behalf of Shoghi Effendi to an individual believer; compilation: ‘Consent of
Parents to Marriage’, prepared by the Research Department)
