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Question: I am 16 and I want to know if I can marry a international who is 21 if my parents say it is ok?

Answer: The laws governing if you can get married are dependent on where you get married. For instance, if you get married in another country, you must follow the laws regarding marriage in that country. If you get married in Arizona or any other state in the U.S. you will have to follow the state's specific laws about marriage.

In Arizona it is legal for people under 18 years of age to marry if they have the consent of their parent or guardian. The permission of one parent is enough, but it must the the one with custody of the minor to be married if the parents are living apart.

In Arizona people under 16 years of age may not marry unless they have the consent of their parents and of a superior court judge.


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On 04/18/06
darlene from WI said:
im 15 and im pregnant by a 19 who i love very much and he loves me more than anything in the world and we have gotton into so much trbl just to b with each other and i want to get married to him and he wants to spend the rest of his life with me and our baby and im ready to do that but i dont know if i am able to get married without parent consent and running away
On 05/31/05
brittany from NY said:
i'm involed with a 19 year n i really do luv him we wanna get married but idon't kno how old u have to b to get married only thing is is i wrote him a note n he told my brother n my brother told my sister n they started callin me a slut n stuff i talked to him n he goes yer brother wasn't supposed to tell ne one i was lyk well y did u tell him then he told my bro n sis he goes i anit gonna get in trouble am i cuz i didn't tell her to write tha note when he did tell me he wrote me two notes i don't kno wut to do if we get married if i'm old enough too will things get better? wut do i do......
On 05/20/05
bethany from TX said:
Im sixteen and its hell at my house with my parents my boyfriend is 21 and we have talked about us moving in together my parents disagree, but is there something i can do.
On 04/07/04
Briana from CA said:
Hi.i am 15 and I used to live in Arizona but now i live in california. I have a boyfriend thats 20 and we would like to get married legaly without our parents knowing. they approve of us as a couple but not to get married at this age. if you find out any info that would be great if you could let me know. ive been searching everywhere and cant find anyting. let me know asap if possible. thankz.
On 03/01/04
Amanda from WA said:
Hi my name is Amanda and iam 16yrs old well my Boyfriend is in the army and he is 20 next month and i was just asking if we got married with out parents conscent can he get into trouble with the army? or if we get married and i have my parnet conscent can he still be into trouble with the army? i been told so many Diff things.. i just want to find out the truth
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