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<section article="gfl" article_name="Family Law" number="5-2A-02" title_number="5" title_name="Children" subtitle_number="2A" subtitle_name="Authorization for a Minor to Marry">
  <text>On the filing of a petition for  authorization to marry, a court shall:</text>
  <level label="1">
    <text>appoint a lawyer with family law experience to represent the petitioner;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="2">
    <text>set an evidentiary hearing on the petition;</text>
  </level>
  <level label="3">
    <text>provide the minor with the following:</text>
    <level label="i">
      <text>information on the rights and responsibilities of:</text>
      <level label="1">
        <text>a minor granted authorization to marry under this subtitle, including the right to divorce; and</text>
      </level>
      <level label="2">
        <text>parties to a marriage;</text>
      </level>
    </level>
    <level label="ii">
      <text>referral information for legal aid agencies;</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iii">
      <text>information on State and national hotlines for child abuse, domestic violence, sexual assault, and human trafficking; and</text>
    </level>
    <level label="iv">
      <text>information related to impacts and outcomes of child marriage in the United States; and</text>
    </level>
  </level>
  <level label="4">
    <text>notify each living parent, guardian, or legal custodian whom the court is able to locate of their right to support or oppose the petition.</text>
  </level>
</section>
