Divorced Kids

Nope, not kids of divorce, divorced children: This 8 year old girl in Saudi Arabia was somehow or other married to a 50 year old guy in secret, arranged by her father, and now her mother is filing for divorce on her behalf. Because she doesn't know she's married, and also because she's eight. Now I understand that lots of people have arranged marriages, and often they are arranged while they are still children, but don't they usually wait until they're at least like thirteen, or, you know, have pubic hair, before they actually get married? At least this one is still living with her parents, unlike this other girl they mention:

In April another eight-year-old girl won a divorce after fleeing from her husband, aged 28, and arriving in the main court in the capital Sana'a.

They don't mention exactly how an eight year old managed to run away and make it all the way to the capital, in Yemen, but that's some accomplished kid. I bet she'll make someone very happy, when she's ready to be a wife. At twelve.