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Those non-emancipated married minors may find themselves locked into a marriage, unable to leave or divorce an abusive spouse. [39] [75] 70–80% of underage marriages end in divorce, but many minors locked in a marriage must wait years until they are old enough to legally end the marriage. [39] [78]
Thousands of children and teens are legally wed in the United States each year: almost 300,000 minors got married between 2000 and 2018, according to one 2021 study by Unchained at Last, a ...
Minors cannot marry. [79] Virginia [4] 18 Minors cannot marry. [4] Washington: 18 16 Minors cannot marry. [80] West Virginia: 18 16 16 With parental consent, minors aged 16 and 17 are permitted to marry, as long as the spouse is not more than four years older. [81] Wisconsin [49] 18 16 [46] 18 With parental consent, a person can marry at age 16 ...
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...
Mississippi is the only state that allows minors to obtain a marriage license without parental permission. The state enables 17-year-old boys and 15-year-old girls to get married without ...
Nearly 300,000 minors under the age of 18 were legally married in the U.S. from 2000 to 2018, according to a recent study. States with the highest per-capita rates of child marriage include ...
Article 120b of the Uniform Code of Military Justice (10 U.S.C. § 920b), to which essentially only members of the United States Armed Services and enemy prisoners of war are subject, defines the age of consent as 16 years but allows an exemption for people who are married to minors 12–15 years old. There is also a mistake-in-age defense if ...
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer signed a bill this week that bans anyone under age 18 from getting married in the state. Previously, 16- and 17-year-olds could marry if a parent provided consent.