Talk:Marriageable age
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The phrase "with previous marriage" in the New Zealand and Utah entries is a bit confusing - does it mean that the age (16 & 14, respectively) applies to those already in a marriage who've moved to that nation or state? --Azonips 07:24, 28 Dec 2004 (UTC)
Since in Utah you can get married at 14 with parental consent, if you've already married once by parental consent and gotten divorced, you can remarry against before reaching 18 even if your parents don't consent to the second marriage.
I am thinking of adding Arizona to the list but I would like to find a table or list to template from which would include a reference to find the law. My addition would be something along the line of
- Arizona: no statutory minumum, those under 18 must have parental consent, those under 16 must receive approval of a superior court judge and parental consent. (statute)
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[edit] Immigration
I removed Denmark & Netherlands immigration facts. These do not relate to marriageble age, but to immigration law. Should be on another page. Pallas44 19:33, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
- In the Netherlands and Denmark the marriageable age for migrants is different that's actually quite relevant to the issue of marriageable age. Just like being a woman, pregnant or having parental concerns matters in some countries, being from a different country matters there. C mon 23:15, 17 March 2007 (UTC)
You are mistaken. The marriageble age is not higher for immigrants. There's a difference between being able to marry and conferring immigration benefits on your spouse. It is possible for a foreigner to marry a Dutch person in the Netherlands, as long as both are over 18, without income restrictions. The anon contributor below made the same statement wrt Denmark. The information you included could be in Immigration law in the Netherlands. Care to write it? Pallas44 22:54, 18 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Immigrants in denmark
I made a change deleting the part about marriage age for immigrants in Denmark as it is not quite accurate: the rule is actually not about marriage-age but about about the ability to bring the one you've married to Denmark, so it's actualy not directly making it illegal for anyone to marry, it merely makes it inpractical. Another wrong point is that it says it's about immigrants, the rule applies to the whole population.
[edit] Argentina
I added Argentina age ; I'm sure that is 21, I saw the law. Now, I'm not too sure about minimun age for parent consent, I think that is 15 or 18. Please someone correct that. Thanks.
- According to the Civil Code it's 16 for females and 18 for males [1] --Ojota 08:44, 13 February 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Topic in History
I would like to see this topic "in history". It's hard to find that sort of information on the Internet today, but it is very useful for writers...
[edit] New York
New York allows 13 year old girls to marry (with permission)? Sheesh!
- The odds of any justice allowing marriage at such a young age are very slim. It is extremely rare that the judicial system will allow such a thing to happen.....imagine if the public found out.
[edit] Incorrect information about Iran
"15 for males, 13 for females."
In Iran, a man can marry a girl aged 9. The reason for this is because one of Mohammed's wives (Aisha) was 9 when he married her.
- Fixed it! --Strappado 00:49, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
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- Gerash, can you please translate the last part?
عقدنكاح دختر قبل از رسيدن به سن ۱۳ سال تمام شمسي و پسر قبل از رسيدن به سن ۱۵ سال تمام شمسي منوط است به اذن ولي به شرط رعايت مصلحت با تشخيص دادگاه صالح . --Rayis 11:11, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
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- It says girls under 13 and boys under 15 may get married with court ruling that its in their interest and their guardian agree as well.
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Should I add this? --Gerash77 14:21, 27 March 2007 (UTC)
[edit] US States
I removed the glob of text that was lifted from [2] and the cleanup and wikify tags that were added in response to it. Perhaps someone can add the info back in proper (and non-copyvio) format. QVanillaQ 00:43, 20 November 2006 (UTC)
[edit] 19 for same-sex couples
I'm reasonably certain that the age for same-sex couples is the same for different-sex couples --- my understanding is that same-sex civil unions and marriages are identical to other marriages and civil unions (due to our politicians messing about trying to dodge their homophobic constituents' wrath, civil unions and marriages are identical, and any couple can choose whether they want to civil-union or marry). It is true, however, (AFAIK) that same-sex couples (or at least male-male couples) may not have sex until 19. (OTOH, there is a law somewhere that says the age of consent for a married couple is 12). If anyone can make sense of this, please do so. --대조 | Talk 20:36, 9 December 2006 (UTC)
[edit] Good source on family law in Islamic countries
I added some more African and Asian countries to the list, and used this source: Legal Profiles It also had a lot of other good information, for those who may want to use it for other articles. --Strappado 02:01, 25 March 2007 (UTC)
