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A father has the right to accept kiddushin on behalf of his daughter while she is underage (a ketana) and she will be married according to the halakha. Once she is a bogeret she makes her own decisions regarding marriage. What if a ketana accepts a marriage proposal?
Must we be concerned that the father agrees and that the girl is married, or perhaps the actions of a ketana have no halakhic significance?
What of betrothal by a Minor without the Knowledge of Her Father?
We examine Jewish marriage ages in Ashkenazi Jewry and similarly the
The Clandestine Marriages Act of 1753 in the UK and its effect.