Child marriage becomes a legal loophole in custody fights
Erin Carver stands outside her attorney's office in Boise, Idaho, Monday, Feb. 28, 2022. Carver is asking the Idaho Supreme Court to declare that her ex-husband lacked the legal authority to allow their 16-year-old daughter to marry. Carver says the marriage was a sham designed to make her ongoing custody battle moot. (AP Photo/Rebecca Boone)
By REBECCA BOONE
Associated Press
BOISE — Ryan Small was trying to keep his ex-wife from moving out of state with their son early last winter when he found out the 16-year-old boy had been secretly married off to another teen, with his mother’s permission, in an apparent bid to end the custody battle....
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