§ 20-1-102 — Minimum marriageable age; exception; parental consent

Wyoming § 20-1-102

• Jurisdiction: Wyoming
• Title 20: Domestic Relations
• Ch. 1: HUSBAND AND WIFE
• Art. 1: CREATION OF MARRIAGE

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(a) At the time of marriage the parties shall be at least
eighteen (18) years of age except as otherwise provided. No
person shall marry who is under the age of sixteen (16) years.
(b) All marriages involving a person sixteen (16) or
seventeen (17) years of age are prohibited and voidable, unless
before contracting the marriage a judge of a court of record in
Wyoming approves the marriage and authorizes the county clerk to
issue a license therefor. All marriages involving a person under
sixteen (16) years of age are void.
(c) When either party is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17)
years of age, no license shall be granted without the verbal
consent, if present, and written consent, if absent, of the
father, mother, guardian or person having the care and control
of the person sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age.
Written consent shall be proved by the testimony of at least one
(1) competent witness.
(d) Notwithstanding the provisions of this section,
parties may marry without the authorization of a judge of a
court of record or the consent of any other person if both of
the parties are not less than sixteen (16) years of age and if
every party that is under eighteen (18) years of age meets the
requirements for the right to contract under W.S. 14-1-102 or
has received a declaration of emancipation pursuant to W.S. 14-
1-203.