Emancipation only · Indiana
What is the minimum age for Emancipation only · Indiana?
For Emancipation only, state is Indiana; minimum age is 16; additional conditions is 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;; statutory citation is Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5 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;
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
- State
- Indiana our reading
- Minimum age
- 16 our reading
- Exception type
- Emancipation only our reading
- Additional conditions
- 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; verified
- Statutory citation
- Ind. Code § 31-11-1-5 verified
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Exception type
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
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf