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Wednesday, April 16, 2008

Today in Legal Technicalities

posted by on April 16 at 7:31 AM

A Yemeni court ordered the marriage of an eight-year-old girl terminated on Tuesday because she had not reached puberty.

The court also ordered the child’s family to pay about $250 in compensation to the 30-year-old ex-husband.

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1

see what impatience gets you? another three to four years and all would have been fine!

Posted by ellarosa | April 16, 2008 8:49 AM
2

puberty schmuberty. his imam said it was cool so what's the problem?

Posted by max solomon | April 16, 2008 8:53 AM
3

And she didn't want to go back to living with her parents. Gee, I wonder why?

Posted by Fifty-Two-Eighty | April 16, 2008 8:54 AM
4

Wow, us heteros are sure keepin' marriage classy

Posted by Original Monique | April 16, 2008 9:09 AM
5

Well, no wonder people want to get out of Yemen.

Posted by Greg | April 16, 2008 9:22 AM
6

From the Fox News story on this:
"Thameur told a judge that he married Nojud with her consent and her parents', and that the marriage "was consummated, but I did not beat her."
um.

Posted by Becky | April 16, 2008 9:34 AM
7

That motherfucker raped and beat her repeatedly and he gets compensation. Nice.

And I don't know about Yemen, but, in many third world countries, $250 is a year's wages.

Posted by keshmeshi | April 16, 2008 10:32 AM

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