While most people seem to be getting married at an older age these days, the age of consent under state marriage laws varies between 16 and 18. But there are instances where the age of consent is even lower, provided that there’s parental and/or judicial consent. While this may seem reasonable since the assumption is that parents and judges have a child’s best interests at heart, this is not always the case.
Why Would Parents Force Their Child to Get Married?
When you think about instances of why someone would allow his or her child to get married younger than the age of consent, the first thing that comes to mind is that the child is in love and wants to get married. Unfortunately, it turns out that sometimes parents force their child to get married.
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