Previous to the solemnization of any marriage, a license for that purpose must be obtained from the county registrar. The license must not be granted in any case: 1. Where either party isunder the age necessary to render the marriage valid. 2. Where either party isunder eighteen years of age, unless the marriage is approved by a judge of the district court as provided by section 595.2. 3. Where either party isdisqualified from making any civil contract. 4. Wherethe parties are within the degreesof consanguinity or affinityin whichmarriages are prohibited by law. 5. Where either party is a protected person under a guardianship and the court has made a finding that the protected person lacks the capacity to contract a valid marriage.
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