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Unchained At Last, a non-profit advocacy group dedicated to ending child marriage in the United States, found that only 14% of the child marriages conducted from 2000 to 2010 were between two children marrying each other. [20] In the other 86% of cases, child marriages are between a minor and an adult. [35]
Child marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, usually between a child and an adult, but can also be between a child and another child. [ 1 ] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood ) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions . [ 2 ]
While many think child marriage is only an issue in far away countries, it affects thousands of children every year in the United States.
Pages in category "Child marriage in the United States" The following 37 pages are in this category, out of 37 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Jan. 8—Child marriage is still legal in Washington, and on Monday state lawmakers moved along a proposed law to ban it. Today, children of any age can get married in the state. If they're 17 ...
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She secured a divorce aged 10 and is an activist against child marriage in Yemen. [20] [21] Shamima Begum (aged 15) married Yago Riedijk (aged 23) in 2015. Before her marriage, she left London to join the Islamic State in Syria. [22] [23]
Two Missouri senators teamed up to sponsor legislation that would effectively ban all child marriages in Missouri, six years after Missouri passed a law that changed the state’s minimum marriage ...