nsxt2000
04-05-2008, 02:08 AM
Arkansas' marriage crisis is over. A law that mistakenly allowed anyone - even toddlers - to marry with parental permission was repealed today by Gov. Mike Beebe. This ended months or embarrassment for the state and confusion for county clerks.
Lawmakers didn't realize until after the end of last year's session that a law they approved, intended to establish 18 as the minimun age for marriage, instead removed the minimum age to marry entirely.
An extraneous "not" in the bill allowed anyone who was not pregnant to marry at any age with consent.
The new law provides that 17 is the minimum age for boys and 16 for girls.
-Mike S.
Lawmakers didn't realize until after the end of last year's session that a law they approved, intended to establish 18 as the minimun age for marriage, instead removed the minimum age to marry entirely.
An extraneous "not" in the bill allowed anyone who was not pregnant to marry at any age with consent.
The new law provides that 17 is the minimum age for boys and 16 for girls.
-Mike S.