Archived Dutch Law Recognizes Child Marriage If Done Legally Abroad (europe.leadstories.com)
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Archived Dutch Law Recognizes Child Marriage If Done Legally Abroad (europe.leadstories.com)
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[–] MeatPopsicle 0 points 3 points 3 points (+3|-0) ago
Interesting. My half-sister got married at 16. Which... I'm not going to get into how awesome of an idea that wasn't (but hey, they've been married for like 10 years now so I guess it wasn't as awful as some...), but she was no child bride. It's curious to me that their marriage, performed 100% legally in the USA, wouldn't be considered legitimate.
[–] thijser 0 points 5 points 5 points (+5|-0) ago
In fact the US can go just as far in these things as many muslim countries, the minimal marigable age in say Massachusetts is 12 with parental consent. The law in the Netherlands is that if you got married in another country then you will still be married in the Netherlands no matter what. This makes sense as otherwise many mariages from around the world could no longer be valid (dutch law requires both to be 18 unless parental consent and pregancy in which case 16).
[–] tpdplsio 0 points 2 points 2 points (+2|-0) ago
I wonder how many 12 year-olds have been married in Massachusetts in the last century? Plus in many Muslim countries girls get married at like 8 to guys that are 35 or older. The closest thing to that in the US is probably FLDS communities but they aren't exactly legal.
[–] ShinyVoater 0 points 1 point 1 point (+1|-0) ago
This is what struck me as overboard: a great deal(most?) developed countries allow marriage before 18, with parental consent. Unless the Netherlands absolutely refuses to marry minors, I don't see much of a reason to refuse to recognize marriages with partners under 16(which seems to be a common minimum).