Nosmo King
Gold Member
No. As with any other valid legal contract, both parties must be of the age of majority. And, since it's marriage, any blood relatives should be excluded because legally, a new entity is being established. There are other ties established by blood relationships.Not only that, but I think everyone could agree that marriage is a stabilizing institution with roots deep in social history.The existence or not of a valid marriage affects the rights of persons other than the two who are married. For example, if a piece of real estate was taken as tenants by the entireties and the couple who bought it was not, in fact, legally married and one dies, the children of that decedent might have a valid claim to a portion of the property. If I own an insurance company and you wish to enroll a "significant other", I need more proof of the relationship's beginning date and ending date than a "I took them off my facebook friends list" would provide.
I could go on and on. Point is, society at large has a need for formalized, ascertainable relationships between members of a family, especially partners in a marriage.
What great societal good can come from denying the stability of marriage to those who desire it?
anyone---any --age---no restrictions ?