Emancipation only · Kentucky
What is the minimum age for Emancipation only · Kentucky?
For Emancipation only, state is Kentucky; minimum age is 17; statutory citation is Ky. Rev. Stat. §402.020; where the exception is set out is KRS 402.210, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
(f) Except as provided in KRS 402.210, with a person who at the time of marriage is under eighteen (18) years of age.
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- Kentucky our reading
- Minimum age
- 17 our reading
- Exception type
- Emancipation only our reading
- Statutory citation
- Ky. Rev. Stat. §402.020
- Where the exception is set out
- KRS 402.210 verified
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Exception type
The party who is seventeen (17) years of age presents to the clerk a certified copy of a court order by a family court or District Court judge that grants the party permission to marry and removes the party’s disability of minority, as provided in KRS 402.205; and
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf