Parental consent · Alabama
What is the minimum age for Parental consent · Alabama?
For Parental consent, state is Alabama; minimum age is 16; age with parental consent is at least 16 years of age; additional conditions is the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor to the marriage shall be required; statutory citation is Ala. Code § 30-1-4, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
Ala. Code § 30-1-4 A person under the age of 16 years is incapable of contracting marriage.
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- Alabama our reading
- Minimum age
- 16 our reading
- Exception type
- Parental consent our reading
- Age with parental consent
- at least 16 years of age
- Additional conditions
- the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor to the marriage shall be required
- Statutory citation
- Ala. Code § 30-1-4 verified
- Where the exception is set out
- Ala. Code § 30-1-5 verified
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Exception type
the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor to the marriage shall be required. Evidence of consent shall be in the form of an affidavit signed by a parent or guardian, notarized, and filed with the probate court.
Where the exception is set out
Ala. Code § 30-1-5 If a person intending to marry is at least 16 years of age
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf