Judge Frowns On Marriage Law Redo -- Says Ark. Commission Overstepped Its Bounds

The Commercial Appeal (2007-Current) › October 12, 2007

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LITTLE ROCK - A Benton County judge ruled Wednesday that an independent commission overstepped its bounds when it corrected an Arkansas law that inadvertently allows even toddlers to marry with the parents' consent.

Legislators had attempted to set 18 as the minimum marriage age but allow pregnant teenagers to marry with parental consent. Arkansas' previous law set the minimum marriage age at 17 for boys and 16 for girls.

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Judge Frowns On Marriage Law Redo -- Says Ark. Commission Overstepped Its Bounds

By inserting an extraneous "not" into the law, legislators inadvertently paved the way for Arkansas children...

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