SB 452 — End Child Marriage.

FILED SENATE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA MarSESSION 24, 2025 S.B.S 1 SENATE BILL 452 Short Title:

452 SESSION 2025 PRINCIPAL CLERK S D SENATE BILL DRS35185-NJ-25 Short Title:

Rules and Operations of the Senate March 25, 2025 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED ANACTTOREQUIRETHATONLYINDIVIDUALS EIGHTEENYEARSOROLDERMAY LAWFULLY MARRY.

*DRS35185-NJ-25**S452-v-1* General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 (1) The opinion of the parents of the underage party as to whether the marriage serves the best interest of the underage party.

The underage partypartyalso also shall serve a copy of the complaint, either in accordance with G.S.

In fulfillingfulfillingthe the guardian ad litem's duties, the guardian ad litem shall assess and consider the emotional development, maturity, intellect, and understanding of the underage party.

The confidentiality of the information or reports shall be respected by the guardian ad litem, and no Page 2 DRS35185-NJ-25Senate Bill 452-First Edition General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 disclosure of any information or reports shall be made to anyone except by order of the court or unless otherwise provided by law.

(e) If the last judicial ruling in this proceeding denies the underage party judicial authorization to marry, the underage party shall not seek the authorization of any court again underthissectionuntilafteroneyearfromthedateoftheentryofthelastjudicialrulingrenderingunderthissectionuntilafterone yearfromthedateoftheentryofthelastjudicialrulingrendering the authorization denied.

AsusedinthisArticle,theterms"parent","father",or"mother"includesonewhohasbecomeAsusedinthisArticle,theterms "parent","father",or"mother"includesonewhohasbecome a parent, father, or mother, respectively, by adoption." SECTION 4.

All marriages between any two persons nearer of kin than first cousins, or between double first cousins, orbetween amalepersonunder16yearsofageandanyfemale,amalepersonunder16 yearsofageand anyfemale, orbetweenafemale person under 16 years of age and any male, or between persons either of whom has a husband or wife living at the time of such marriage, or between persons either of whom is at the time physically impotent, or between persons either of whom is at the time incapable of contracting from want of will or understanding, shall be void.

To anyanyordained ordained minister of anyanyreligious religious denomination, minister authorizedauthorizedbya by a church, any magistrate, or any other person authorized to solemnize a marriage under the laws of this State:

Register of Deeds of ____ County DRS35185-NJ-25Senate Bill 452-First Edition Page 3 General Assembly Of North Carolina Session 2025 Every register of deeds shall, at the request of an applicant, designate in a marriage license issued the race of the persons proposing to marry by inserting in the blank after the word "race" the words "white," "black," "African-American," "American Indian," "Alaska Native," "Asian Indian," "Chinese," "Filipino," "Japanese," "Korean," "Vietnamese," "Other Asian," "Native Hawaiian," "Guamarian," "Chamorro," "Samoan," "Other Pacific Islander," "Mexican," "Mexican-American," "Chicano," "PuertoRican," "Cuban," "OtherSpanish/Hispanic/Latino,""Other orSpanish/Hispanic/Latino,"or "other," as the case may be.

I, N.O., an ordained or authorized minister or other authorized individual of (here state to what religious denomination, or magistrate, as the case maymaybe), be), united in matrimonymatrimony(here (here name the parties), the parties licensed above, on the ___ day of ______, ___, at the house of P.R., in (here name the town, if any, the township and county), according to law.

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