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AR: Legal Questions Swirl Around Underage Marriage

New state law has everyone scratching their heads:

LITTLE ROCK – A 17-year-old male headed to the military has married his 18-year-old girlfriend with a judge’s permission in Pulaski County, further clouding the issues surrounding a new state law governing underage nuptials.

George Adams III of Alexander said Tuesday he was denied a marriage license in neighboring Saline County after being told he was too young under a revised state law that set the marriage age of consent at 18. Adams turns 18 on Nov. 21.

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