New Hampshire Marriage Laws | § 457:6 | Petition By Party Under Age. Marriage Laws

New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63 457:6

Petition by Party Under Age.

I. If the marriage of a person resident in this state, or the marriage of a person who is a nonresident in this state who applies for permission to marry a resident in this state, either person being below the age of consent and above the ages specified in RSA 457:4, is desired, the parties desiring to contract such marriage, with the parent or guardian having the custody of such party below such age, if there be such parent or guardian, may apply in writing to the judicial branch family division having jurisdiction in the location in which one of them resides, for permission to contract such marriage. II. The petition shall indicate whether, to the knowledge of the petitioner, the department of health and human services, bureau of child protection services has contacted or been involved with the family of the person under the age of consent. III. As part of the decision making process, the court may conduct an in camera interview of each person under the age of consent, without that person's parent or guardian or the other party to the marriage present. IV. Permission to contract such marriage shall be granted only upon clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is in the best interest of the person or persons below the age of consent. V. No permission shall be granted to persons below the age of consent if both parties are nonresidents.

1907, 80:3. PL 286:6. RL 338:6. RSA 457:6. 1965, 121:1. 1967, 319:1. 1987, 218:3. 2011, 177:3, eff. Jan. 1, 2012. 2018, 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.

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§ 457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License.
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§ 457:8 Prohibitions.
§ 457:9 Penalty.
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§ 457:28 Procedure.
§ 457:28-a Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
§ 457:28-b Destruction of Records.
§ 457:31-a Secretary of State
§ 457:31-b Solemnization of Marriage; Applicability.
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§ 457:33 Fee for Solemnizing.
§ 457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.
§ 457:36 Effect of Informality.
§ 457:38 Certified Copy of Record.
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§ 457:40 In Civil Actions.
§ 457:41 In Criminal Cases.
§ 457:42 Marriage of Parents.
§ 457:43 Residents.
§ 457:44 Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage.
§ 457:45 Civil Union Recognition.
§ 457:46 Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage.
§ 5-C:46 Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children.
§ 5-C:51 Certificate of Remarriage.
§ 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License.
§ 5-C:44 Offshore Marriages
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§ 5-C:47 Marriage of Prisoners.
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§ 5-C:50 Remarriage Permitted.
§ 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms.