Legal Question in Family Law in California

My friend was married at 16 with the consent of her parents in the state og california this i was in 2001, now 2009 she is seeaking a divorce and confessed to me that the only reason why she married was because of her parents shame on her pregnancy out of wedlock and religious beliefs she felt preasured to be married as christianity forbids fornication and such. she feels like she was forced into marrige by the boyfriend who was 19 at the time and the religious parents. durring the marrige she was abused mentally, emotionally sexually and financially. she didnt seek divorce earlier because of "jesus being against divorce" the husband is a self declared prophet and a minister through universal life church in wich he purchased his ordination for 13.00 usd. im even wondering if under those circumstances was that marrige even legal. i would love to help my friend get her self and her 4 children away from him. (she has 4 children because the first comandment is 'be fruitfull and multiply' as her abusive husband had said so many times.


Asked on 8/07/09, 9:56 pm

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