Right to counsel – Minors marrying
North Carolina
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Legislation
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A guardian ad litem, who must be an attorney, will be appointed when a female between the ages of 14 and 16 is pregnant or has given birth and seeks judicial authorization to marry the putative father of her child, or where a male between the ages of 14 and 16 seeks to marry the mother or expectant mother of his child. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 51-2.1(a)-(b).
Appointment of Counsel: Yes
Qualified: No
