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State-legislated age of consent laws and marriage age laws are inconsistent in relation to one another. In some states, it is possible for a minor to legally marry even if they are below the age of consent in that state. Between 2000 and 2018, nearly 300,000 minors were legally married in the United States.
Six states do not allow a person over 21 to marry an underage person. As of April 2024, four US states do not set any minimum age for marriage. [6] In many states, a minor's marriage automatically emancipates the minor, or increases their legal rights beyond allowing the minor to consent to certain medical treatments. [7]
Laws prohibiting minors to marry have struggled to pass. Only 10 states have a law prohibiting people under 18 from marrying. Pushback to setting 18 as a minimum age for marriage comes from both ...
Under 18 may be approved by the Social Work Centre if there are "well founded reasons" arising upon the investigation of the situation of the minor. (Art 23, 24 of the Law on Marriage and Family Relations). [353] Spain: 16 18 16 with court consent. Sweden: 18 18 Not possible to marry under the age of 18 for Swedish citizens since 1 July 2014. [354]
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California is one of only four states that allows minors to marry. The governor and the Legislature’s leadership need to step up and protect children. Child marriage is an ugly reality in ...
Emancipation of minors is a legal mechanism by which a minor before attaining the age of majority is freed from control by their parents or guardians, and the parents or guardians are freed from responsibility for their child. Minors are normally considered legally incompetent to enter into contracts and to handle their own affairs ...
UNICEF, the United Nations children's organization, regards a marriage of a minor (legal child), a person below the adult age, as child marriage and a violation of rights. [1] Until recently, the minimum marriageable age for females was lower in many jurisdictions than for males, on the premise that females mature at an earlier age than males.