Parental consent · Tennessee
What is the minimum age for Parental consent · Tennessee?
For Parental consent, state is Tennessee; minimum age is 17; age with parental consent is at least seventeen (17) years of age; statutory citation is Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-105; where the exception is set out is Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-106, recorded from its source on 2026-09-03.
(a) It is unlawful for any county clerk or deputy clerk in this state to issue a marriage license to any person where: (1) Either of the contracting parties is under seventeen years of age; or
— tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
- State
- Tennessee our reading
- Minimum age
- 17 our reading
- Exception type
- Parental consent our reading
- Age with parental consent
- at least seventeen (17) years of age
- Statutory citation
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-105
- Where the exception is set out
- Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-106 verified
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Where each value comes from
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Exception type
When either applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age, the parents, guardian, next of kin or party having custody of the applicant shall join in the application, under oath, stating that the applicant is seventeen (17) years of age or over and that the applicant has such person’s consent to marry.
Where the exception is set out
Tenn. Code Ann. § 36-3-106 (a) When either applicant is under eighteen (18) years of age, the parents, guardian, next of kin or party having custody of the applicant shall join in the application, under oath, stating that the applicant is seventeen (17) years of age or over and that the applicant has such person’s consent to marry.
— all from tahirih.org, retrieved 2026-09-03
Source
- tahirih.orghttps://www.tahirih.org/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/2025-Statutory-Text-Compilation.pdf