National Parental Consent Laws

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Frequently Asked Questions

		REQUIRED PARENTAL INVOLVEMENT			PARENTAL REPLACEMENTS		EXCEPTIONS
State	No Parental Involvement Required	Consent	Notification & Consent	Notification	Judicial Bypass Available	Other Adult Relatives	Medical Emergency	Abuse, Assault, Incest or Neglect
Alabama		X			X		X
Alaska	X
Arizona	X	X			X		X	X
Arkansas		X			X		X	X
California	X
Colorado	X			X	X		X	X
Connecticut	X
Delaware				Xb	X	X	X
Florida				X	X		X
Georgia				X	X		X
Hawaii	X
Idaho		X			X		X	X
Illinois	X
Indiana		X			X		X
Iowa				X	X	X	X	X
Kansas				X	X		X	X
Kentucky		X			X		X
Louisiana		X			X		X
Maine
Maryland
Massachusetts		X			X		X
Michigan		X			X		X
Minnesota				Both Parents	X		X	X
Mississippi		Both Parents			X		X
Missouri		X			X
Montana	X
Nebraska				X	X		X	X
Nevada	X						X
New Hampshire	X
New Jersey	X						X
New Mexico	X
New York	X
North Carolina		X			X	X	X
North Dakota		Both Parents			X		X
Ohio		X			X
Oklahoma		X	X		X		X	X
Oregon	X
Pennsylvania		X			X		X
Rhode Island		X			X
South Carolina		Xa			X	X	X	X
South Dakota				X	X		X
Tennessee		X			X		X	X
Texas					X		X
Utah			X		X		X
Vermont	X							X
Virginia		X			X	X	X	X
Washington	X
Washington DC	X
West Virginia				X	X		X
Wisconsin		X			X	X	X	X
Wyoming		X			X		X

A. South Carolina law applies to women under 17 years old.

B. Delaware law applied to women under 16 years old.