Colorado courts are spineless
Girls Can Marry at 15, Colo. Court Finds
Jun 15 2:05 PM US/Eastern

By JON SARCHE
Associated Press Writer
DENVER-A 15-year-old girl can enter into a common-law marriage in Colorado, and younger girls and boys possibly can, too, a state appeals court ruled Thursday. While the three-judge panel stopped short of setting a specific minimum age for such marriages, it said they could be legal for girls at 12 and boys at 14 under English common law, which Colorado recognizes.

Why not just make the state motto "Welcome Pedophiles!"? Apparently since "there was no clear legislative or statutory guidance on common-law marriages, and that Colorado courts have not determined an age of consent" they've chickened out on making a decision in the best interests of people and fallen back on English common law. I guess after the "don't ask, don't tell" non-decision farce it's no suprise.
- posted by Jasper @ 5:51 AM