[skh1987]

My question involves marriage law for the State of: texas

i am fifteen with child and my boyfriend and i did not get married when we found out i was pg. we did not want to get married just because of the baby, what kind of problems prevent us from getting married now that we have lived together and know that we will be together for the remainder of our lives.

[cyjeff]

How old is your boyfriend?

Will you be able to get parental consent or a court order?

SUBCHAPTER A. APPLICATION FOR MARRIAGE LICENSE


§ 2.001. MARRIAGE LICENSE. (a) A man and a woman
desiring to enter into a ceremonial marriage must obtain a marriage
license from the county clerk of any county of this state.
(b) A license may not be issued for the marriage of persons
of the same sex.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.


§ 2.002. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE. Except as provided by
Section 2.006, each person applying for a license must:
(1) appear before the county clerk;
(2) submit the person's proof of identity and age as
provided by this subchapter;
(3) provide the information applicable to that person
for which spaces are provided in the application for a marriage
license;
(4) mark the appropriate boxes provided in the
application; and
(5) take the oath printed on the application and sign
the application before the county clerk.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.


§ 2.003. APPLICATION FOR LICENSE BY MINOR. In addition
to the other requirements provided by this chapter, a person under
18 years of age applying for a license must provide to the county
clerk:
(1) documents establishing, as provided by Section
2.102, parental consent for the person to the marriage;
(2) documents establishing that a prior marriage of
the person has been dissolved; or
(3) a court order granted under Section 2.103
authorizing the marriage of the person.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 7, § 1, eff. April 17, 1997.

[cyjeff]

Make that "and" a court order.

Under 16, you need a court order allowing you to be married... even with parental consent.