Code of Alabama
Ala. Code § 30-1-5 (2026)
Consent of Parents Required for Marriage of Certain Minors.
✓ official Alabama Legislature (ALISON) text, current July 2026
If a person intending to marry is at least 16 years of age and under 18 years of age and has not had a former wife or husband, the consent of a parent or guardian of the minor to the marriage shall be required. Evidence of consent shall be in the form of an affidavit signed by a parent or guardian, notarized, and filed with the probate court.
(Code 1852, §1950; Code 1867, §2339; Code 1876, §2678; Code 1886, §2315; Code 1896, §2845; Code 1907, §4885; Code 1923, §8999; Code 1940, T. 34, §10; Act 2003-150, p. 454, §1; Act 2019-340, §1.)
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases, 1988–2019 · leading case: Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005).
Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005). “§ 1-11-101 (Lexis 2003) (jurors must be adults); § 14-1-101 (person becomes an adult at 18) APPENDIX D TO OPINION OF THE COURT STATE STATUTES ESTABLISHING A MINIMUM AGE FOR MARRIAGE WITHOUT PARENTAL OR JUDICIAL CONSENT STATE AGE STATUTE Alabama 18 Ala. Code § 30-1-5 (West Supp.…”
Thompson v. Oklahoma, 487 U.S. 815 (1988). “Ala. Code § 30-1-5 (1983) Alaska Alaska Stat.”
E.H.G. v. E.R.G., 73 So. 3d 634 (Ala. 2011). “Code 1975, and the consent of the parents or a guardian is required for individuals at least 16 years of age and under 18 years, see § 30-1-5, Ala.Code 1975. (8) Courts may order medical treatment for a child in contravention of the parents’ religious beliefs when the child’s…”
James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019). “6 See Ala. Code § 30-1-5 (2018); Alaska Stat. § 20.”
J.L.N. v. State, 894 So. 2d 738 (Ala. Crim. App. 2002). “Section 30-1-5, Ala.Code 1975, requires parental consent if the person intending to marry is under 18 years of age and has not had a former spouse.”
JLN v. State, 894 So. 2d 738 (Ala. Crim. App. 2003). “Section 30-1-5, Ala.Code 1975, requires parental consent if the person intending to marry is under 18 years of age and has not had a former spouse.”
Ex Parte Erg, 73 So. 3d 634 (Ala. 2011). “Code 1975, and the consent of the parents or a guardian is required for individuals at least 16 years of age and under 18 years, see § 30-1-5, Ala.Code 1975. (8) Courts may order medical treatment for a child in contravention of the parents' religious beliefs when the child's…”
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