Woman Goes to Virginia Court with Tiny Monkey in Bra

Cara, a seven-week-old marmoset, sits on a desk at the Amherst County Courthouse in Amherst, Va. A woman turned a few heads when she walked into the courthouse Thursday with the tiny monkey clad in a pink-and-white dress tucked in her bra. (AP Photo/News & Daily Advance, Scott Marshall)

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By Kelli Sutterman

Story Created: Mar 12, 2011 at 5:57 PM CDT

Story Updated: Mar 12, 2011 at 5:57 PM CDT

AMHERST, Va. (AP) — A woman turned a few heads when she walked into a rural Virginia courthouse with a tiny monkey clad in a pink-and-white dress tucked in her bra.

The woman brought the palm-sized marmoset to Amherst County Courthouse on Thursday for a hearing in Juvenile and Domestic Relations Court. Officials apparently didn't notice the monkey until the woman went to an office to complete some paperwork.

In an interview with The News & Advance of Lynchburg, the woman says the marmoset is 7 weeks old and requires constant attention.

The woman tells the newspaper she bought the animal on an online auction site and had its clothes specially made in West Virginia.

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