New Hampshire Marriage Laws | § 457:7 | Granting Of Permission. Marriage Laws

New Hampshire Revised Statutes - Title 63 457:7

Granting of Permission.

I. Such justice or judge shall at once hear the parties, and, if satisfied that it has been shown by clear and convincing evidence that the marriage is in the best interest of the person or persons below the age of consent, shall grant permission therefor, which shall be filed with the court and shall be reported to the division of vital records. The division shall note the fact of the granting of such permission upon the certificate and upon all copies thereof which are by law required to be kept. II. In no circumstance shall a justice or judge grant permission to marry under this section if sexual contact or sexual penetration between the parties would, but for the solemnization of the proposed marriage, constitute sexual assault, felonious sexual assault, or aggravated felonious sexual assault under RSA 632-A.

1907, 80:3. 1917, 79:1. PL 286:7. RL 338:7. 1997, 325:16. 2003, 319:70, eff. July 1, 2003. 2018, 271:2, eff. Jan. 1, 2019 at 12:01 a.m.; 273:1, eff. Jan. 1, 2019.

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§ 457:35 Penalty for Solemnization by Unauthorized Person.
§ 457:31 Solemnization of Marriage.
§ 457:4 Marriageable.
§ 457:5 Of Consent.
§ 457:37 Affirmation of Freedom of Religion in Marriage.
§ 457:5-a Petition for Annulment; Orders by Court.
§ 457:32 Special Commission.
§ 457:32-b Special Marriage Officiant License.
§ 457:1 Purpose and Intent.
§ 457:3 Recognition of Out-of-State Marriages.
§ 457:6 Petition by Party Under Age.
§ 457:29 Marriage License Fee.
§ 5-C:42 Marriage License and Registration.
§ 457:1-a Equal Access to Marriage
§ 457:2 Marriages Prohibited.
§ 457:7 Granting of Permission.
§ 457:8 Prohibitions.
§ 457:9 Penalty.
§ 457:22 Completion of Marriage License Application.
§ 457:23 Requirements
§ 457:24 Penalty
§ 457:26 Marriage License
§ 457:28 Procedure.
§ 457:28-a Brochures Relative to Family Planning Services, Fetal Alcohol Syndrome, and Human Immunodeficiency Virus.
§ 457:28-b Destruction of Records.
§ 457:31-a Secretary of State
§ 457:31-b Solemnization of Marriage; Applicability.
§ 457:32-a Judges of the United States and the State of New Hampshire.
§ 457:33 Fee for Solemnizing.
§ 457:34 Penalty for Solemnization Without Valid Certificate.
§ 457:36 Effect of Informality.
§ 457:38 Certified Copy of Record.
§ 457:39 Cohabitation, etc.
§ 457:40 In Civil Actions.
§ 457:41 In Criminal Cases.
§ 457:42 Marriage of Parents.
§ 457:43 Residents.
§ 457:44 Nonresidents; Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage.
§ 457:45 Civil Union Recognition.
§ 457:46 Obtaining Legal Status of Marriage.
§ 5-C:46 Marriage of Step-Children and Adopted Children.
§ 5-C:51 Certificate of Remarriage.
§ 5-C:43 Distribution of the Marriage License.
§ 5-C:44 Offshore Marriages
§ 5-C:45 Marriage of Minors.
§ 5-C:47 Marriage of Prisoners.
§ 5-C:49 Officiant Responsibilities.
§ 5-C:52 Delayed Certificate of Marriage.
§ 5-C:50 Remarriage Permitted.
§ 5-C:41 Marriage Registration Forms.