Is it llegal to get married in Texas at age 14?

Answer 1

The first answer quoting the family code is wrong (that must be an old version because I have 2007-2008 open in front of me as I type). Trooper Davis and the other person are both correct.

Licenses may be issued to anyone over eighteen. If you are between 16 & 18 you need either parental consent or a court order (you have to notify your parent or guardian to give them a chance to appear at the court hearing). If you are younger than 16 you must have a court order or some formal legal emanicipation (court order making you an adult for most purposes, including marriage).

To directly answer the question: No, it is not legal, but having parents consent will go a long way towards getting a judge to allow the marriage.

No, in the State of Texas, you need a parent consent, or the acting guardian. Thank you. Trooper Davis, Harris County

The age is 18 without from a parent or your legal guardian. If under the age of 16, the law requires that the couple receives a court order before being allowed to marry.

Yes, it is legal to get married at age 15 in Texas with parental consent. Without consent you would need a court order, and those are hard to obtain.

From Texas Family Code:

� 2.003. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR. In addition to the other requirements provided by this chapter, a person under 18 years of age applying for a license must provide to the county clerk: (1) documents establishing, as provided by Section 2.102, parental consent for the person to the marriage; (2) documents establishing that a prior marriage of the person has been dissolved; or (3) a court order granted under Section 2.103 authorizing the marriage of the person.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, � 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

� 2.102. PARENTAL CONSENT FOR UNDERAGE APPLICANT. (a) If an applicant is 14 years of age or older but under 18 years of age, the county clerk shall issue the license if parental consent is given as provided by this section. (b) Parental consent must be evidenced by a written declaration on a form supplied by the county clerk in which the person consents to the marriage and swears that the person is a parent (if there is no judicially designated managing conservator or guardian of the applicant's person) or a judicially designated managing conservator or guardian (whether an individual, authorized agency, or court) of the applicant's person. (c) Except as otherwise provided by this section, consent must be acknowledged before a county clerk. (d) If the person giving parental consent resides in another state, the consent may be acknowledged before an officer authorized to issue marriage licenses in that state. (e) If the person giving parental consent is unable because of illness or incapacity to comply with the provisions of Subsection (c) or (d), the consent may be acknowledged before any officer authorized to take acknowledgments. A consent under this subsection must be accompanied by a physician's affidavit stating that the person giving parental consent is unable to comply because of illness or incapacity. (f) Parental consent must be given at the time the application for the marriage license is made or not earlier than the 30th day preceding the date the application is made.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, � 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

Answer 2

In TX if you're under 16 you need parental consent and court approval. Good luck convincing a judge that it's in the best interest of a 15-year-old child to get married. Translation--there's a very good chance the judge won't approve it.

Answer 3

No, it is not. Few places will issue a license to someone under 16. You have to be at least 18 to get married without parental consent. You may be able to obtain a court order in lieu of consent if you are at least 16. Some places will issue a marriage license if you have doctors confirmation that you are pregnant.

Answer 4

No. Pregnant or not, you have to have parental consent if you are under the age of 18.

Answer 5

Is is not legal to get married at age 14 in Texas.

Answer 6

No, you must be 16.