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Colombia outlaws child marriage after 17-year campaign (www.theguardian.com)

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Colombian lawmakers have approved a bill to eradicate child marriage in the South American country after 17 years of campaigning by advocacy groups and eight failed attempts to push legislation through the house and senate.

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[-] shalafi@lemmy.world 0 points 7 months ago

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?