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Tennessee Code Title 36. Domestic Relations § 36-3-105

Current as of January 02, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(a) It is unlawful for any county clerk or deputy clerk in this state to issue a marriage license to any person where:

(1) Either of the contracting parties is under seventeen (17) years of age; or

(2) One (1) of the contracting parties is at least seventeen (17) years of age but less than eighteen (18) years of age and the other contracting party is at least four (4) years older than the minor contracting party.

(b) Any marriage contracted in violation of subsection (a) may be annulled upon proper proceedings therefor by such person or any interested person acting in the person's behalf.

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