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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]
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 .
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 ]
Michigan had a law that allowed children under age 16 to marry if given parental and judicial consent.
UPDATE 11/27: Cleveland County jail administrators confirmed Wednesday McMillan had posted bond. His bond amount was originally set at $250,000; but was lowered prior to his release.
While many think child marriage is only an issue in far away countries, it affects thousands of children every year in the United States.
Satanic ritual abuse hysteria in the United States (2 C, 44 P) Pages in category "Child sexual abuse in the United States" The following 153 pages are in this category, out of 153 total.
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