A Delaware clerk of the peace is happy that his days of performing wedding ceremonies for underage, pregnant brides will soon be over. But a number of other states still have marriage provisions that conflict with their own laws on statutory rape.Ken Boulden, clerk of the peace for New Castle County in Delaware, is breathing a sigh of relief.
On May 23 Gov. Ruth Ann Minner signed a law that Boulden drafted to help protect minors in Delaware.
It requires anyone younger than 18 to petition Family Court for permission to marry. A judge will decide whether the marriage is in the minor's best interest.
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