CHC 1545 - Necessary consent; parents; judicial authorization - Louisiana Statutes

Art. 1545. Necessary consent; parents; judicial authorization

A. An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony in which a minor is a party unless the minor has 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.

(4) The juvenile court as provided in Article 1547.

B. A minor under the age of sixteen must also obtain written authorization to marry from the judge of the court exercising juvenile jurisdiction in the parish in which the minor resides or the marriage ceremony is to be performed.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992.