Legal to Marry an infant in Arkansas?
 

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — A law passed this year allows Arkansans of any age -- even infants -- to marry if their parents agree, and the governor may have to call a special session to fix the mistake, lawmakers said Friday.


The legislation was intended to establish 18 as the minimum age to marry but also allow pregnant teenagers to marry with parental consent, bill sponsor Rep. Will Bond said. An extraneous "not" in the bill, however, allows anyone who is not pregnant to marry at any age if the parents allow it.


"It's clearly not the intent to allow 10-year-olds or 11-year-olds to get married," Bond said. "The legislation was screwed up."



http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,293636,00.html

LOL!! I was reading about this tonight. They accidently put the word "not" before the word "pregnent" in the legistlation which makes it read this way.

It looks like the Governor is going to have to call a special session of the legislature to fix it!!!!

Boy and I thought California was way liberal.

Do we have anyone here from Akransas? I want to see if this is an isolated incident or if perhaps this is an example of the state of their education system :killinme

Sister Buffy is from Arkansas.

I know a woman who married at the age of 13!....Just barely 13. I was playing with dolls and riding a bicycle at 13. I can't imagine anyone getting married so young.

I know someone who was married at 14.She came up pregnant.

You know the saying is we are all "bare foot and pregnant" in Arkansas. And obviously we don't know the meaning of "not"

So I guess the edication dept is in terryble shape!

Sister Buffy I know everybody is ARK. is not barefoot and pregnant, that's just not true.

Thank God I know I'm not. So I guess you're right!

Sister Buffy Btw how is your husband and kids doing ?

They're are doing great. We start school Monday, so my husband has taken the boys to the stock car races tonight for the last hoorah before school starts. I am at home enjoying the peace and quiet!

I guess Sister everything is going well in the world of office administration ?

Is that why Texans marry young ?

Arkansas......1 million residents, 15 last names.......

Well we are talking about Arkansas.....................