Kentucky HB174 amends marriage laws to prohibit child marriage and void marriages of minors.
Kentucky HB174 amends the state's marriage laws to prohibit and void marriages of individuals under eighteen years of age. The bill specifies that marriages of minors are void unless they were lawfully entered into in another state or country before the parties moved to Kentucky and both parties are eighteen or older. It also mandates that both parties present documentary proof of age to obtain a marriage license. If either party is under eighteen, no license shall be issued. The bill repeals the previous provision allowing seventeen-year-olds to petition for marriage permission.
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