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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]
Poverty and lack of laws mandating minimum age for marriage have been cited as reasons for child marriage in Latin America. [ 175 ] [ 176 ] In an effort to combat the widespread belief among poor, rural, and indigenous communities that child marriage is a route out of poverty, some NGOs are working with communities in Latin America to shift ...
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. ...
Eighty-six percent of child marriages in the U.S. involve a girl married to a significantly older man. Instead of permitting child brides in America, state governments should invest in systems ...
While many think child marriage is only an issue in far away countries, it affects thousands of children every year in the United States.
The ACLU claims banning child marriage would be “denying these young people the right to marry.” But children, as minors, do not have that right. Under the current law, a judge and a parent ...
The general marriage age (lacking authorization for an exception) is 18 years of age in all states except Nebraska, where the general marriage age is 19, and Mississippi, where the general marriage age is 21. [1] The general marriage age is commonly the age of majority, though in Alabama the general marriage age is 18 while the age of majority ...
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 ...