Jamie Lynn Spears to marry

Dec 20, 2007, 12:30 GMT

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Jamie Lynn Spears and Casey Aldridge are set to marry.

Britney's 16-year-old sister, who revealed on Tuesday (18.12.07) she is expecting her first child, is reportedly "desperate" to marry her 17-year-old boyfriend, despite her parents' hesitations.

A source close to the Spears family said: "Jamie Lynn and Casey want to get married really bad. But both sets of parents don't think they should. They think they are too young and should wait.

"The problem with Jamie Lynn is that she is a teenager. She doesn't understand the ramifications. She's just a child with not a lick of sense. There's no reasoning with her. Jamie Lynn is not thinking 10 years down the road - not even two years down the road."

Despite Jamie Lynn's parents, Jamie and Lynne, refusing to give permission for their youngest daughter to tie the knot, they do approve of her relationship with Casey.

The source told People magazine: "He has always taken amazing care of Jamie Lynn. If anything ever went wrong, he always comforted her. He took care of her.

"Jamie talks about how he really likes Casey because he's a great guy. Lynne really likes him, too. He's a good kid, cares a lot about Jamie Lynn. They both adore Casey.

"Casey is a stand-up guy, and he will take care of the baby. He is not the type to let her deal with it on her own. He will be there in any way he can. He will be a good father."

Reports had surfaced that the pair had split up, after Casey allegedly wrote on his MySpace page that he and Jamie Lynn were no longer together.

However, the entry is now believed to have been a hoax.

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