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According to information compiled by the Pew Research Center, child marriage is generally more common in some of the Southern United States. [37] The highest rates of child marriages are in West Virginia, Florida, Texas, Nevada, Oklahoma, Arkansas, California, Tennessee, and North Carolina.
In California, the governing law is found in California Family Code sections 302 and 304 (2019): "An unmarried person under 18 years of age may be issued a marriage license upon obtaining a court order granting permission to the underage person or persons to marry, in accordance with the requirements described in Section 304."
The world cannot keep its promise to end child marriage by year 2030 if California continues to hold up progress. California lawmakers must pass legislation and finally get on the right side of ...
In 2017, the ACLU wrote in a letter of opposition to a California bill banning child marriage that the legislation “unnecessarily and unduly intrudes on the fundamental rights of marriage with ...
Opponents of the proposition argued that it "removes ALL protections on marriage, including limits on children, close relatives, and three or more people marrying each other" as well as "[overriding] all laws on marriage [and a] 'fundamental right' to marry [meaning] it would remove protections against child marriages, incest, and polygamy" and ...
Under the current law, a judge and a parent may enter a child into marriage, with no real recourse for a minor who does not want to marry. Child marriage is not a right. It is a human rights abuse.
Some advocates want California to prohibit marriage for people under age 18. But groups including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have opposed such bans, saying they could undermine minors' rights ...
Persons for whom marriage are prohibited by state law. Marriage, fornication Up to 5y and $1,000 fine [69] Virginia: Persons for whom marriages are prohibited; relations with children and grandchildren. Adultery or fornication 1y to 10y and up to $2,500 fine (18 years of age or older); 5y to 20y and up to $100,000 fine (under 18 years of age) [70]