Parental consent and judicial approval · Louisiana
What is the minimum age for Parental consent and judicial approval · Louisiana?
For Parental consent and judicial approval, state is Louisiana; minimum age is 16; age with judicial approval is sixteen or seventeen; additional conditions is A minor sixteen or seventeen years of age may not contract marriage with a person of the age of majority where there is an age difference of three years or greater between them; statutory citation is La. Child. Code § 1545, recorded from its source on 2026-08-31.
La. Child. Code § 1545 A. An officiant may not perform a marriage ceremony in which a minor sixteen or seventeen is a party unless the minor has judicial authorization and the written consent to marry of either:
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-08-31
- State
- Louisiana our reading
- Minimum age
- 16 our reading
- Exception type
- Parental consent and judicial approval our reading
- Age with judicial approval
- sixteen or seventeen verified
- Additional conditions
- A minor sixteen or seventeen years of age may not contract marriage with a person of the age of majority where there is an age difference of three years or greater between them.
- Statutory citation
- La. Child. Code § 1545 verified
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Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf