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Child marriage declared legal by supreme court ruling
Olympia reports Mr and Mrs Grover Hollopeter return home after a prolonged legal saga over their June marriage. The couple aged 14 and 19 faced elopement, forged licenses, arrests, and judicial battles culminating in a state supreme court decision reversing Judge Irwin and deeming the union valid despite minor ages.
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