Is it possible for a 15-year-old girl under Oklahoma law to marry her boyfriend if she obtained parental consent?
Full Question:
I live in Oklahoma and I am 15 years old. Is it possible under Oklahoma law to marry boyfriend if I obtain parental consent?
01/12/2017 |
Category: Marriage ยป Minor |
State: Oklahoma |
#29987
Answer:
“A. Any unmarried person who is at least eighteen (18) years of age and not otherwise disqualified is capable of contracting and consenting to marriage with a person of the opposite sex.
B.
1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall enter into the marriage relation, nor shall any license issue therefor, except:
a. upon the consent and authority expressly given by the parent or guardian of such underage applicant in the presence of the authority issuing such license,
b. upon the written consent of the parent or guardian of such underage applicant executed and acknowledged in person before a judge of the district court or the court clerk of any county within the State of Oklahoma,
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2.
Every person under the age of sixteen (16) years is expressly forbidden and prohibited from entering into the marriage relation except when authorized by the court:
a. in settlement of a suit for seduction or paternity, or
b. if the unmarried female is pregnant, or has given birth to an illegitimate child and at least one parent of each minor, or the guardian or custodian of such child, is present before the court and has an opportunity to present evidence in the event such parent, guardian, or custodian objects to the issuance of a marriage license. If they are not present the parent, guardian, or custodian may be given notice of the hearing at the discretion of the court.
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B.
1. Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, no person under the age of eighteen (18) years shall enter into the marriage relation, nor shall any license issue therefor, except:
a. upon the consent and authority expressly given by the parent or guardian of such underage applicant in the presence of the authority issuing such license,
b. upon the written consent of the parent or guardian of such underage applicant executed and acknowledged in person before a judge of the district court or the court clerk of any county within the State of Oklahoma,
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2.
Every person under the age of sixteen (16) years is expressly forbidden and prohibited from entering into the marriage relation except when authorized by the court:
a. in settlement of a suit for seduction or paternity, or
b. if the unmarried female is pregnant, or has given birth to an illegitimate child and at least one parent of each minor, or the guardian or custodian of such child, is present before the court and has an opportunity to present evidence in the event such parent, guardian, or custodian objects to the issuance of a marriage license. If they are not present the parent, guardian, or custodian may be given notice of the hearing at the discretion of the court.
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