Full question:
I am 17 years old and I live in Colorado. I like to have a proxy marriage with my boyfriend who is 21 years of age. Is it possible to have a valid proxy marriage?
- Category: Marriage
- Subcategory: Minor
- Date:
- State: Colorado
Answer:
Proxy marriages are valid in Colorado. The requirements for applying for a marriage license for a proxy marriage is stated in C.R.S. 14-2-109. It reads:“***
2) (a) The requirements for applying for a marriage license for a proxy marriage are the following:
(I) One party to the proxy marriage is a resident of the state of Colorado;
(II) One party to the proxy marriage appears in person to apply for the marriage license and pays the fees required in section 14-2-106 (1);
(III) The signatures of both parties to the proxy marriage are required, and the party present shall sign the marriage license application, as prescribed in section 14-2-105 (2), and provide an absentee affidavit form, as prescribed by the state registrar, containing the notarized signature of the absent party, along with proper identification documents as specified in section 14-2-105 (1) (a) for the absent party; and
(IV) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 14-2-106 (1) (a) (I), both parties to the proxy marriage are eighteen years of age or older.
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2) (a) The requirements for applying for a marriage license for a proxy marriage are the following:
(I) One party to the proxy marriage is a resident of the state of Colorado;
(II) One party to the proxy marriage appears in person to apply for the marriage license and pays the fees required in section 14-2-106 (1);
(III) The signatures of both parties to the proxy marriage are required, and the party present shall sign the marriage license application, as prescribed in section 14-2-105 (2), and provide an absentee affidavit form, as prescribed by the state registrar, containing the notarized signature of the absent party, along with proper identification documents as specified in section 14-2-105 (1) (a) for the absent party; and
(IV) Notwithstanding the requirements of section 14-2-106 (1) (a) (I), both parties to the proxy marriage are eighteen years of age or older.
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Thus, the statute providing for a valid proxy marriage requires both the parties to be eighteen years of age or older. Hence, you cannot enter into a valid proxy marriage until you are eighteen.
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