legal age fro marriage, and related rules

My girlfriend and I would like to get married, whe is 17, and I am 23. I know what the age requirements are in Nevada. My question is this, what exactly would convince a judge to allow us to get married now? My girlfriend has a horrible home life, and I desperately want to get her out of there. Thanks for any help you can provide.

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<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by blindman:
[b]My girlfriend and I would like to get married, whe is 17, and I am 23. I know what the age requirements are in Nevada. My question is this, what exactly would convince a judge to allow us to get married now? My girlfriend has a horrible home life, and I desperately want to get her out of there. Thanks for any help you can provide.[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>

My response:

NRS 122.020 Persons capable of marriage; consent of parent or guardian.

1. A male and a female person, at least 18 years of age, not nearer of kin than second cousins or cousins of the half blood, and not having a husband or wife living, may be joined in marriage.

2. A person at least 16 years of age but less than 18 years of age may marry only if he has the consent of:

(a) Either parent; or

(b) His legal guardian.

[Part 2:33:1861; A 1867, 88; 1891, 15; 1947, 445; 1943 NCL § 4051]-(NRS A 1961, 357; 1973, 1578; 1975, 1817; 1977, 279; 1981, 678)

NRS 122.025 Marriage of persons less than 16 years of age: Consent of parent or guardian; authorization by court.

1. A person less than 16 years of age may marry only if he has the consent of:

(a) Either parent; or

(b) Such person's legal guardian,

and such person also obtains authorization from a district court as provided in subsection 2.

2. In extraordinary circumstances, a district court may authorize the marriage of a person less than 16 years of age if the court finds that:

(a) The marriage will serve the best interests of such person; and

(b) Such person has the consent required by paragraph (a) or (b) of subsection 1.

Pregnancy alone does not establish that the best interests of such person will be served by marriage, nor may pregnancy be required by a court as a condition necessary for its authorization for the marriage of such person.

(Added to NRS by 1957, 316; A 1975, 1817; 1977, 279)

IAAL

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