Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky
Is marriage valid
If a thirteen year old girl and an eighteen year old boy change the date on the girl's birth certificate to make it appear that she is sixteen years old and get married, after nine years and the birth of two children to the union, is the marriage legally valid or not?
Asked on 12/31/01, 9:38 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Rick Sommer
Law Offices of Rick J. Sommer
Re: Is marriage valid
Kentucky law provides that such a marriage can be declared void unless the marriage was ratified by cohabitation after the underaged party turned 18. In other words, an illegal "marriage" can be treated as legal if the couple continues to live together as married after the under-16 minor turns 18.
Answered on 12/31/01, 9:56 am
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