CHC 1545
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CHC 1545
Art. 1545. Necessary consent; parents; judicial authorization
A. An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony in which a minor sixteen or seventeen is a party unless the minor has judicial authorization and the written consent to marry of either:
(1)Both of his parents.
(2)The tutor of his person.
(3)A person who has been awarded custody of the minor.
B. No marriage ceremony shall be performed for a minor under the age of sixteen.
Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 401, §3.