Right now (Aug. 18, 2007) Arkansas law says that ANY person who is not pregnant may marry in Arkansas at ANY age with parental permission! The mistakenly-worded law reads as follows: "In order for a person who is younger than eighteen (18) years of age and who is not pregnant to obtain a marriage license, the person must provide the county clerk with evidence of parental consent to the marriage." (The word "not" before "pregnant" was not supposed to be there.) This new law took effect July 31, 2007. Since the Arkansas legislature is adjourned through year end, the Governor may need to call a special session to correct the law.
(This information was found in--not quoted from--an 8/18/07 AP article titled "Error in Ark. law allows children to wed".) Oct. 11, 2007 update: The law remains the same. Arkansas governor Mke Beebe declined to call a special session, saying the Arkansas Code Revision Commission could correct the error. But on October 10, an Arkansas circuit judge ruled that the commission did not have the power to make changes to the law's meaning; only the legislature did.
If and when the law is corrected, this answer must be updated. The lowest legal age anywhere in North America to get married without parental permission is 18. Most states will allow 16 or 17 with parental consent.
As of last Friday, there was no minimum age, if you're not pregnant. This is a fluke and will probably be changed within a few weeks.
See related question,
"What is the legal age to marry in Arkansas with parental consent?"
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18. Under 18 (pregnant or not) requires parental consent.
In Arkansas you have to be at least 18 to get married without permission. With parental permission of both sets of parents can get married at 16 or 17. Under 16 is no longer allowed.
No it is not legal.
The legal age to get married with consent in Arkansas is 16. Like most states and countries they will allow a 16 or 17 year old to get married with the permission of the parents. Younger is seldom allowed, but a few places allow it with a court order and parental permission.
Marriages are recognized throughout the US. If it is legal in Arkansas, it will be legal in Mississippi.
the legal age is 18 years of age
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The age of majority is the age someone can sign a legal contract. In Arkansas the age of majority is set at 18. You can sign a contract at any age, but it cannot be enforced.
The age of majority is the legal age. In Arkansas that is 18 and graduated from high school.
Still 16.
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16 with a mom and dad with you
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