PA marriage laws, Minors?

[tiernan]

This is a complicated story, but here it goes:
My Gf is 16 years old, she lives with grandparents, where she is physically and verbally abused daily. She is pretty much their slave, literally (she gets hit if she messes up one thing, or doesn't do something 100% correct. If dinner does not taste correct, she gets hit) We have been dating over 2 years now.

She does not live with her mother, which now lives out of state, but they are still close. She is unable to take care of her daughter. PA law says, that if you are under 18, you must have written consent from a parent or guardian, to get married. Since her mother no longer has guardianship, can she still consent to this?

My family, and most of her family knows the situation, and are very supportive. I will still be going to college, my uncle is going to be giving us a place to stay, very close to the school.

[broehain61]

I think calling DFACS and/or the police would be a MUCH better solution for her than getting married.

[tupac]

No to marriage. The marriage will end off even worse...

What she can do is tell her school counselor so they can make other living arrangements via proper legal channels.

Marry when:

1) You have both finished your higher education
2) You are self-sufficient and do not rely on your parents for help
3) You both have full-time jobs with benefits
4) You have health insurance (birth control is important!)
5) You live on your own and understand how to manage money, bills, and the curve balls that life throws you

Then get married...I met my husband at age 14 and married at age 21. It is possible to wait, practice safe sex and finish the things necessary to make you an independent, self-sufficient person.

Add: I was in foster care - it wasn't that bad...I had a good friend whose parents took me in and became my foster parents. They were awesome! Helped show me a much more healthy family situation...

I would think that foster care is better than being beaten regularly...and if she has all sorts of people in her life that know the situation is bad then maybe one of them could step up and be her foster parent...

You are making up excuses and grasping at straws to try to justify your argument but it's poor at best. Nobody should get married in their teens. Nobody.