Should there be a law that says you can't get married, even with a parents concent until you're 18? This isn't a personal question. I just thought it was a good question.
2007-06-25 16:34:55 · 10 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Etiquette
Technically the US law is you have to be at least 18 to marry, however there are states that create loopholes to a rather good idea. However, I personally would discourage someone under the age of 25 to marry. But in the state of VA to my understanding, age 16 is considered the age of consent but I've heard of states that have 14 or 15 as age of consent. A cousin of mine who spent time in Florida and moved back made a joke about you can give legal consent to a 12-year-old down there. I don't know if that's true, but I don't think it should be legal for anyone under 18 in any state or commonwealth to marry. Not even in the case of a pregnant teen.
2007-06-25 16:41:35 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think that in this day an age a person should be allowed to get married before 25.
I just don't think that you have a true understanding of who you are until after college and working in the real world for a while. My husband and I got together when I was 32 and he often said that he wished we had gotten together 10 yrs earlier and I believe that I would never have stayed with him for more than 3-4 months at that age.
2007-06-25 16:46:04 · answer #2 · answered by New England Babe 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well personally I don't think that people under 18 make very good choices and they don't really know who they love, but I still think that it should be leagal without parental concent to get married under the age of 18 because it it their lives and I don't think the government should interfere.
2007-06-25 17:35:41 · answer #3 · answered by catfight_007 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Age of marriage should be the same as the age of legal consent for sex. Either "legal consent" age needs to be raised to 18, or marriage age needs to be lowered, in most US states.
2007-06-25 16:38:25 · answer #4 · answered by Smiley 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
absolutly not... is this even a serious question...i mean kids can barely even drive at 18...how would they be expected to raise and support each other...thats without children...scary thought
2007-06-25 16:39:59 · answer #5 · answered by Zeb C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think if youre pregnent and under 18 you should be allowed to get married as long as you have counseling first.
2007-06-26 04:39:43 · answer #6 · answered by *Jenn* 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Parents' consent should be good enough. Or a judge's consent.
2007-06-25 17:02:15 · answer #7 · answered by kiwi 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
no, legally they are not considered adults and two children cannot get married
2007-06-25 17:19:58 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i dont think they should be able to
2007-06-26 04:46:32 · answer #9 · answered by Carmen D 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
no
2007-06-25 16:42:01 · answer #10 · answered by >wonder whats next< 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋