§ 31-11-1-5 — Marriage of individual 16 or 17 years of age

Two (2) individuals may marry each other if:
(1) both individuals are at least sixteen (16) years of age;
(2) one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older
than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age;
(3) each individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age:
(A) has been granted an order by a juvenile court under section
7 of this chapter granting the individual approval to marry and
completely emancipating the individual; and
(B) not earlier than fifteen (15) days after the issuance of the
order described in clause (A), presents to the clerk of the circuit
court an application for a marriage license accompanied by:
(i) a certified copy of the order; and
(ii) a certificate of completion of any premarital counseling
required under the order; and
(4) the individuals are not prohibited from marrying each other
for a reason set forth in this article.
[Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-6.]

Legislative History

As added by P.L.1-1997, SEC.3. Amended by P.L.94-2020, SEC.4.