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04-25-2006, 09:09 PM
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Is it legal to marry severely mentally handicapped people? Like really, I'm not trying to be funny. I need to research this.
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04-25-2006, 09:12 PM
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Yes. They can. ETA: The guy could be moderately disabled... 
I had a post, but I didn't send it.
All I can say is "whewwwwwwwww".
2 Moderately mentally disabled students married from my school. They cursed each other out...fought, etc. Their parents approved of the marriage (they too were "challenged), fortunately, children were not born. Sally and John (names changed) are no longer married.
ETA#2: The bride probably is challenged as well. Looking at those pics, some of those others probably are too. 
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04-25-2006, 09:18 PM
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^^ Yep, you're right. I think that in certain circumstances (depending on the severity of the handicap) the parents/legal guardians just have to give their consent. The bride does look a little off too.
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04-25-2006, 09:32 PM
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Bringing both topics together....
My younger brother got married last December and has Asperger's Syndrome (a high-functioning form of autism) to a woman with similar traits. I say all that to say that the ceremony was pretty ghetto, but being the best man in the wedding party, it went in such a way that only a family such as ours could pull it off. And I had a good time nonetheless.
First the wrong music played when the bride came down the aisle (the traditional wedding "departure" music), then when everyone left, "Here Comes the Bride" played. *LOL*
The reception was held in a small house presumably a former parsonage since it was right in front of the church, where about 50-60 of us crammed in three rooms and ate a dinner that my mother prepared at home--delicious. Ham, green beans, and mac and cheese (and I almost didn't get any since it ran out so soon--I had to eat the mac & cheese that my nephew didn't want, but it was better than nothing). I ate 4 slices of wedding cake to compensate. Then the bride and groom were whisked away to a fancy downtown hotel to spend their honeymoon. We didn't dance or party or anything like that--b/c there was no room to do it. But danggoneit, being it was December, the day was mighty COLD! Anyhow...
But I enjoyed being the best man and my younger brother had a great time, and that's all that matters.
Having said all that, I hope my wedding isn't nearly as ghetto 
ETA: Because of their handicap, there were not legally married; they just had a formal ceremony and a signed wedding certificate, no marriage license.
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04-25-2006, 09:51 PM
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^^ That was an interesting story, Rain Man.
I wonder what the legalities are regarding mentally challenged people getting married. Does it vary state to state? What illnesses are okay and which ones are not okay to be married? I'm all interested now, lol.
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04-26-2006, 12:16 AM
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I think that it has a lot to do with competency and capacity (i.e., one's ability to discern right from wrong). That is a requirement for marriage in LA. That is an interesting area to research more....
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04-26-2006, 11:50 AM
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04-26-2006, 01:43 PM
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Originally posted by mulattogyrl
^^ That was an interesting story, Rain Man.
I wonder what the legalities are regarding mentally challenged people getting married. Does it vary state to state? What illnesses are okay and which ones are not okay to be married? I'm all interested now, lol.
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There was an article in the NYTimes I think about 2 weeks ago if you're interested about this. The mentally handicapped are being encouraged to fornicate and get married by therapists and they think it's good for them. I think so too. Why should everyone else suffer from wives but they get to escape it?
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04-26-2006, 02:19 PM
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Originally posted by Rudey
There was an article in the NYTimes I think about 2 weeks ago if you're interested about this. The mentally handicapped are being encouraged to fornicate and get married by therapists and they think it's good for them. I think so too. Why should everyone else suffer from wives but they get to escape it?
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Okay, teehee!
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05-11-2006, 09:14 AM
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06-30-2006, 01:43 PM
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It is an interesting choice of accent (the LV logo) and putting it on the cake was kinda crazy looking however I guess I don't really think that the dress was all that bad b/c brides are wearing all sorts of colors nowadays, including dresses that are not even white. They are wearing ivy, champagne, a blue strip here, a red strip there so whatever. I was in David's Bridal the other day to try on a bridesmaids dress and there were even gold bride's dresses. If you're not going to do the all white dress, I think you're kind of straying from tradition anyway so (shrug).
My gfriend who got married last year always says that she hopes that people put 12 times as much energy, focus and time into their relationship and they do planning the wedding b/c the marriage is only the relationship, only now you're stuck basically. Not the most romantic but I think she has a point.
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09-08-2006, 10:01 AM
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I got these yesterday
The Bride
The Groom
The Guests
The Bride and the Wedding Planner, perhaps?
The Vows
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09-08-2006, 10:03 AM
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The Family
The Bride and The Groomsmen
The Garter Ceremony
The Wedding Cakes ~ my favorite
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09-08-2006, 10:21 AM
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09-08-2006, 11:50 AM
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The Wedding Cakes ~ my favorite
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