Eight Year Old Can't Divorce Old Man Until She Reaches Puberty

Guardian | Submitted by: Jean

An eight-year old Saudi Arabian girl who was married off by her father to a 58-year-old man has been told she cannot divorce her husband until she reaches puberty... The judge has dismissed the plea because the mother does not have the right to file, and ordered that the plea should be filed by the girl herself when she reaches puberty."

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