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Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign
(www.theguardian.com)
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The idea is that you can easily pass assets upon your death. Exactly why our government just paid off the last two Civil War widows.
Having a marriage certificate is a hella thing. I got all of my grandmother's assets because my mother wasn't married to her boyfriend of 25-years. (I offered half if he split the legal bills, he told me to fuck off, and BTW, "I'm keeping your grandad's shotgun". Happy to fuck off for an extra $75 large. Keep the $150 gun.)
Here's the odd thing... I've never heard defenders of child marriage use my argument. Isn't that strange?
I like this perspective but alas, like you said, they don't use that argument.
Very strange indeed.