La. Child. Code art. 1545

Current with changes from the 2024 Legislative Session

Section 1545 - Necessary consent; parents; judicial authorization

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:

(1) Both of his parents.

(2) The tutor of his person.

(3) A person who has been awarded custody of the minor.

B. No marriage ceremony shall be performed for a minor under the age of sixteen.

La. Ch.C. § 1545

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. Jan. 1, 1992; Acts 2019, No. 401, §3.

Amended by Acts 2019, No. 401,s. 3, eff. 8/1/2019.

Acts 1991, No. 235, §15, eff. 1/1/1992.