PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Maisha K. Emmanuel
AU  - Michael H. Campbell
TI  - Sociocultural Context and Application of Criteria for Capacity to Marry
DP  - 2017 Sep 01
TA  - Journal of the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law Online
PG  - 298--301
VI  - 45
IP  - 3
4099  - http://jaapl.org/content/45/3/298.short
4100  - http://jaapl.org/content/45/3/298.full
SO  - J Am Acad Psychiatry Law2017 Sep 01; 45
AB  - We write to comment on the contribution of Glezer and Devido, which we found to be a cogent synopsis of the extant scholarship on the capacity to marry. The article raises several important matters that merit further consideration. In this commentary, we expand the discussion, emphasizing cultural and regional contexts. We submit that this is an important policy area, given the lack of capacity criteria for marriage both domestically and internationally.