[blindlaw] some questions

[ckrugman at sbcglobal.net]

Theoretically they could not necessarily use the argument that a person 
would be blind. They would have to use arguments saying that the person did 
not have the capacity to enter in to a marriage contract as they did not 
understand what was involved in marriage. This is done at times where there 
has been documented evidence of mental illness or mental retardation. It is 
also done in cases where a party to the marriage has not reached the age of 
consent. While I don't know the specific circumstances they could make the 
argument that the person that you intend to marry is not capable of 
providing for you and meeting your needs. Unfortunately families will still 
try to try some strange angles to prevent a marriage where there is a 
disabled party involved and judges will some times fall for these arguments. 
This applies to other matters in family law as well. There was the recent 
case where NFB had to intervene on behalf of the couple in Missouri that 
were told by Child Protective Services that they could not raise their 
new-born infant. This does not mean it would happen in your circumstances 
but these are possibilities that can sometimes occur.
Chuck
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Beth" <thebluesisloose at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Thursday, September 01, 2011 8:34 AM
Subject: Re: [blindlaw] some questions


> Like what extenuating circumstances are there?  How can you prevent a
> blind person from marrying?  In CO, they couldn't do this to me
> because Deq isn't taking advantage of me.
> Beth
>
> On 9/1/11, ckrugman at sbcglobal.net <ckrugman at sbcglobal.net> wrote:
>> actually, in some cases there are laws in rare circumstances that prevent
>> people from marrying in this country. In cases where a person has been 
>> found
>> mentally incompetent or if they are under a certain age a person may be
>> prohibited from marrying. In reviewing and studying law it is best never 
>> to
>> make a blanket statement as there are always extenuating factors that may
>> come in to play.
>> Chuck
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Olusegun -- Victory Associates LTD, Inc." 
>> <ukekearuaro at valtdnet.com>
>> To: "NFBnet Blind Law Mailing List" <blindlaw at nfbnet.org>
>> Sent: Friday, August 05, 2011 10:28 AM
>> Subject: Re: [blindlaw] some questions
>>
>>
>>> Hi Beth:
>>>
>>> There is no law, especially since slavery was abolished around 1865, and
>>> the Civil Rights Act became the law of the land in 1964, that prohibits
>>> you from marrying whomsoever you choose.  The choice is yours to make:
>>> You can pander to the dictates of the folks bugging you, or you can move
>>> on and marry the individual you're in love with.  What may likely happen
>>> is that these folks won't show up at your wedding.  The question you
>>> should ask yourself is how important their presence at your wedding 
>>> would
>>> be.  Hence, as an adult that's capable of making choices, the sky 
>>> remains
>>> your limit!
>>>
>>> Wishing you the very best.
>>>
>>> Sincerely,
>>> Olusegun
>>> Denver, Colorado
>>>
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