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                                 RULE NO. 13
                            WAIVER OF AGE TO MARRY

I.  Application

    A.  Application for waiver of minimum age to marry shall be through
        the Juvenile Department of the Superior Court in the County where one
        of the parties resides. Applications shall contain such information and
        supporting documentation as may be prescribed by the Juvenile Court
        Administrator. Before presentation to the Court, applicants must give
        evidence of completion of a program approved by the Juvenile Court
        Administrator, pre-marital counseling by a licensed counseling agency or
        their rabbi, priest or minister together with a counselor's written
        recommendation and be interviewed by the Juvenile Court Administrator or
        his/her designee who shall offer recommendations to the Court.
	

(Adopted effective September 1, 1996)
	

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