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Dear Ms. Buie:

This office is in receipt of your opinion request which has been assigned to me for research and reply. Your inquiry is restated as provided in the request:

"Concerning the marriage of minors, in the event of a defect in the licensing procedure or ceremony, is the marriage valid? If not, may it be nullified by the parents of the minor or by the minors themselves?"

The language of LSA-C.C. Art. 87 is pertinent to your inquiry, and provides:

"The requirements for the contract of marriage are: The absence of legal impediment. A marriage ceremony. The free consent of the parties to…