Salt Lake Herald-Republican | 1913-04-05 | Page 4 | Trial Marriages Legal in New York for Girls under 18 Years of Age

I TRIAL MARRIAGES LEGAL IN NEW YORK FOR GIRLS UNDER 18 YEARS 18 ARS OF AGE Nc- Nc York April 4 Trial 4 Trial marriages mar mar- for tor young youn women under IS years rears of age are aro legal In New York according to a de decision yesterday b by Supreme Justice Cohalan Cabalan If H she marries with th the consent of or her parents and leaves her husband he- he fore foro she attains the ag ago of ot 18 13 18 the present 1 law In effect permits her herto to come Into court and obtain a decree of annulment as a matter of or course he declared This IB is to all tn Intends ind purposes purposes pur pur- pO poses es pro I providing In a of trial marriages ho said It 1 IB a condition tho the remedy for which lies with the legislature and not with tho the court Th The decision was In tho the case ot of Mis Mi P. P Iva I Mundell Coster Caster who suito sui- sui to annul her marriage with Norman J B. B Coster The justice found that 0 although Mrs Coster Coster's e mother hat hart i consented to the marriage the 1 dau daughter was only 1 17 at the time and was entitled to to maintain an action for annulment