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Old 01-16-2009, 10:43 AM
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Originally Posted by alphagamzetagam View Post
What I find bizarre is that the dad called the police for the guy not holding up his end of the bargain for agreeing to marry (and I'm assuming within the next couple of months since the "dowry" is supposed to be for the wedding) off his 14 year old. 14! Is that a legal age of consent in California? If not consent, to marry?
If the dad didn't know that this type of contract was illegal in California, I'm guessing that he was equally ignorant of things like the age of consent or marriable age. (Although apparently there is no minimum age for marriage in California if you have your parents' consent. Marriage would nullify any issues about age of consent or statutory rape.)
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