Another Middle Eastern 8-year-old divorce plea

This time it's in Saudi Arabia.

From the article:

Child-protection groups say children are often given away in return for hefty dowries, or as a result of old customs in which a father promises his infant daughters and sons to cousins out of a belief that marriage will protect them from illicit relationships.

Illicit relationships? If the bride and groom emigrated to the United States their relationship would be illicit.