Sec. 5. Two (2) individuals may marry each other if: (1) both individuals are at least sixteen (16) years of age; (2) one (1) of the individuals is not more than four (4) years older than the other individual if the other individual is sixteen (16) or seventeen (17) years of age; (3) each individual who is less than eighteen (18) years of age: (A) has been granted an order by a juvenile court under section 7 of this chapter granting the individual approval to marry and completely emancipating the individual; and (B) not earlier than fifteen (15) days after the issuance of the order described in clause (A), presents to the clerk of the circuit court an application for a marriage license accompanied by: (i) a certified copy of the order; and (ii) a certificate of completion of any premarital counseling required under the order; and (4) the individuals are not prohibited from marrying each other for a reason set forth in this article. [Pre-1997 Recodification Citation: 31-7-1-6.]
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