Child marriages’ root causes: PERCEPTION & ATTITUDE INTRA-FAMILY DYNAMICS If the father has passed away and there are no other male elders in the family, such as brothers or uncles, it is understandable that a GIRL should be married off so that she will not be left unattended. If the father has passed away and there are no other male elders in the family, such as brothers or uncles, it is understandable to marry off a BOY so that he will not be left alone. It is understandable for a GIRL whose father remarries after his mother's death and who cannot get along with his wife to get married and leave home. It is understandable for a BOY whose father remarries after his mother died and who cannot get along with his wife to get married and leave home. It is understandable for a GIRL whose mother remarried after her father died and who cannot get along with her husband to get married and leave home. It is understandable for a BOY whose mother remarried after his father's death and could not get along with his wife, to get married and leave home. 40