§ 5142. Persons not authorized to marry The following persons are not authorized to marry, and a town clerk shall not knowingly issue a civil marriage license, when: (1) either party is under 18 years of age; (2) either party lacks capacity to understand the nature of the conduct at issue; (3) either party is 18 years of age or older and under guardianship, without the written consent of the party’s guardian; (4) the parties are prohibited from marrying under 15 V.S.A. § 1a on account of consanguinity or affinity; or (5) either party has a living spouse, as prohibited under 13 V.S.A. § 206.
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