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FARGO, N.D. (AP) - The tradition of Romani girls marrying as young as 14 years old is so important for some immigrant families here that they would rather break the law than change their ways. This past year at least two new brides quit school in West Fargo once they turned 16. Another girl married in 2003 when she was 15; within months she was carrying a child for her 20-year-old husband. At the center of the cases is the Romani culture. Though the practice often skirts the law here, the tradition of Romani girls marrying in their teens is for some families so important they resist changing their ways. Even with their parents' consent, teens cannot legally marry in North Dakota or Minnesota until they turn 16. The Cass County state's attorney has charged two sets of parents with encouraging the deprivation of a minor, a misdemeanor, for the relations between their married children. The girl was 15, her husband 20...
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