Teen Marriage Laws

What is the name of your state? South Carolina

Question:
This is for a student of mine who's very curious about this topic. If a male is 19 and the femal is 17 and they want to get married, is the signature of one or both parents required? Also, what are the females rights when legaly wed? Is she emancipated?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Gabriel

[HomeGuru]

Originally posted by UberProduzent
What is the name of your state? South Carolina

Question:
This is for a student of mine who's very curious about this topic. If a male is 19 and the femal is 17 and they want to get married, is the signature of one or both parents required? Also, what are the females rights when legaly wed? Is she emancipated?

Thank you in advance for your help.

Gabriel

**A: you're kidding. You can't be the teacher. Please tell the truth.

[JETX]

Gabby: looks like you are still going to need her parents signature(s).

South Carolina Code of Laws:
"SECTION 20-1-250. Applicants under age of consent; consent of relative or guardian.
A marriage license must not be issued when either applicant is under the age of sixteen. When either applicant is between the ages of sixteen to eighteen and that applicant resides with father, mother, other relative, or guardian, the probate judge or other officer authorized to issue marriage licenses shall not issue a license for the marriage until furnished with a sworn affidavit signed by the father, mother, other relative, or guardian giving consent to the marriage."

(Oh, and if you are going to pretend to be a teacher, at least learn how to SPELL!!! Correct spelling is 'legally'.)

[I AM ALWAYS LIABLE]

My response:

And, there is no such word as "femal". The word, in your context, is spelled - -

"F-E-M-A-L-E".

By the way, is THIS the type of "subject" that Southern teachers are teaching to Southern students nowadays? Your subject title of your post should be, "How to get on Welfare and live in a trailer at an early age."

IAAL

Originally posted by JETX

South Carolina Code of Laws:
"SECTION 20-1-250. Applicants under age of consent; consent of relative or guardian.
A marriage license must not be issued when either applicant is under the age of sixteen. When either applicant is between the ages of sixteen to eighteen and that applicant resides with father, mother, other relative, or guardian, the probate judge or other officer authorized to issue marriage licenses shall not issue a license for the marriage until furnished with a sworn affidavit signed by the father, mother, other relative, or guardian giving consent to the marriage."

Curiosity:

The way this reads to me--go ahead and think me stupid, but my brain's a little fried lately-- is that the signature of only the parent that the child resides with is required. Is that right?
Meaning that a child of divorced parents wouldn't necessarily need the additional consent of the NCP, but only the CP? Just asking for future reference as I've not come across statutes for SC concerning this scenario.

Thanks!

[JETX]

The KEY in this is the word 'or'.
Meaning that the signature needs to be from:
'father OR mother OR other relative OR guardian' that the applicant resides with.

Originally posted by JETX
The KEY in this is the word 'or'.

That is exactly the reason I asked, and also what I was thinking. BUT, In the original post of the code/section, there is no 'or' between the words "mother, father, other relative". The only 'or' that appears is between the words "other relative, or guardian".

My thinking was that a person could read it to presume the 'or' between all relations, OR one could read it to mean there must be permission given by mother, father, plus another relative 'or' guardian....

OR...maybe I'm just over-thinking things LOL
Thanks, JETX

[ellencee]

Is she emancipated?

UberProduzent

No, never from this point on will she have freedom to do anything but be a wife, a mother, an ex-wife, a stepmother, a mother-in-law, and a grandmother.

EC

I just cant resist. From experience, and I know you dont want to hear this, DONT DO IT. I got married young. Now, I am in the middle of a nasty divorce, at the age of 24. Just dont do it. If you love each other, you'll still love each other in five years, or 3 years, or whatever. Wait until you are more mature. *I* should have listened to the advice *I* got on this board, and I would not be where I am now.

[stealth2]

Originally posted by craftymom
That is exactly the reason I asked, and also what I was thinking. BUT, In the original post of the code/section, there is no 'or' between the words "mother, father, other relative". The only 'or' that appears is between the words "other relative, or guardian".

My thinking was that a person could read it to presume the 'or' between all relations, OR one could read it to mean there must be permission given by mother, father, plus another relative 'or' guardian....

OR...maybe I'm just over-thinking things LOL
Thanks, JETX

You're over thinking. It is mother OR father OR other relative OR guardian. That's what those commas mean in English.

Originally posted by momma_tiger
You're over thinking. It is mother OR father OR other relative OR guardian. That's what those commas mean in English.

DOH!!!

lol @ me

thanks momma