A.R.S. § 25-102

Consent required for marriage of minors

Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Roper Superintendent Potosi Correctional Center v. Simmons (2005)

Most recently applied in 268 So. 3d 1009 - James Farmer v. State of Florida (April 2019)

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A. A person who is at least sixteen years of age and who is under eighteen years of age may marry only if one of the following is true:

1. The person has received an emancipation order pursuant to title 12, chapter 15 or from a court in another state and the person's prospective spouse is not more than three years older than the person.

2. The parent or guardian who has custody of the person consents to the marriage and the person's prospective spouse is not more than three years older than the person.

B. Persons who are under sixteen years of age shall not marry.

C. The clerk of the superior court may not issue a license to a person who is under eighteen years of age and who does not meet the requirements of subsection A of this section.

Official source: Arizona State Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Arizona statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.