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A couple in India, have married off their daughter when she
was just 11 months old. Santadevi Meghwal, who is now 19
years old, said that she refused to live with the man to whom
she got married when she was a toddler. When she was 16
years old, Meghwal learned about her marriage, but she had
no recollection of the wedding ceremony.
When her husband and in-laws came to her parents’ home in
Rajasthan, Meghwal refused to go with them. She is now
fighting the child marriage and she is seeking an annulment.
Meghwal, who is a college student, is studying to become a
teacher, but her husband, who is now 28 years old, want her
to be a housewife.
Meghwal’s parents are supporting her decision to annul her
marriage. A tribal court ordered the family to pay the
husband $25,000 and banished the family from the
community. However, Meghwal is fighting her marriage
along with the fine, and is vowing to take the fight to court
no matter how long it might take.
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