Saudi judge refuses to annul 8-year-old's marriage

[Tyguy]

I know what you are all thinking but your wrong. Marriage is an intricate part of the homeopathic process and has meaning beyond what you or anyone else can decipher.

EXCEPT WHEN ITS A ****ING 8 YEAR OLD.

A Saudi judge has refused for a second time to annul a marriage between an 8-year-old girl and a 47-year-old man, a relative of the girl told CNN.

The most recent ruling, in which the judge upheld his original verdict, was handed down Saturday in the Saudi city of Onaiza, where late last year the same judge rejected a petition from the girl's mother, who was seeking a divorce for her daughter.

The father of the...um, bride basically handed his daughter away to get rid of some debt. Whatever happened to goat bartering?

http://www.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/meast/04/12/saudi.child.marriage/index.html

 

[Bad^Hat]

Are you suggesting he has sex with a goat? Cause that's just gross.

 

[mindless_moder]

The case, which has drawn criticism from local and international rights groups, came to light in December when al-Habib declined to annul the marriage on a legal technicality. The judge ruled the girl's mother -- who is separated from the girl's father -- was not the girl's legal guardian and therefore could not represent her in court, according to Abdullah al-Jutaili, the mother's lawyer.

Which is why they're waiting till the girl is older so she can represent herself , i'm not sure if thats the best way to treat the situation but it makes sense from a legal perspective.

 

[Adabiviak]

Are they getting soft on us? Where does that leave the legal system that married them in the first place?

 

[swan_song1973]

Whatever happened to goat bartering?

who said she's good looking?