03-09-2017, 01:12 PM
You're not old enough to drive a car, vote, buy alcohol, etc.......at age 13.
I don't think you're old/mature enough to make a legal lifelong commitment without some assessment and waiver being granted either. That's my understanding of how it is in New Hampshire now. 18 is the legal minimum marrying age, but a person as young as 13-year-old can get married with parental consent and court assessment in the state.
I wonder how many parents in New Hampshire are actually authorizing their kids to get married while they're still in puberty and why, and what's driving the proposed change in law.
Anyway, 18 seems reasonable as the minimum age these days, in my opinion. But, that doesn't mean that younger kids won't just run off and live with someone anyway (which I think is probably better, but a whole lot of people would think is worse on religious grounds).
I do think the current law might have been more reasonable back when it was initiated, but is probably outdated now.
I don't think you're old/mature enough to make a legal lifelong commitment without some assessment and waiver being granted either. That's my understanding of how it is in New Hampshire now. 18 is the legal minimum marrying age, but a person as young as 13-year-old can get married with parental consent and court assessment in the state.
I wonder how many parents in New Hampshire are actually authorizing their kids to get married while they're still in puberty and why, and what's driving the proposed change in law.
Anyway, 18 seems reasonable as the minimum age these days, in my opinion. But, that doesn't mean that younger kids won't just run off and live with someone anyway (which I think is probably better, but a whole lot of people would think is worse on religious grounds).
I do think the current law might have been more reasonable back when it was initiated, but is probably outdated now.