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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 ]
Unchained At Last, an organization dedicated to ending forced and child marriage in the United States, found marriage licenses for 232,474 children between 2000 and 2018. [35] Based on the correlation between population and incidence of child marriage, they estimated that the actual number of child marriages in the U.S. during that time was ...
The child marriage prevention laws have been challenged in Indian courts, [4] with some domestic Muslim organizations seeking no minimum age and that the age matter be left to their personal law. [6] [7] Child marriage is an active political subject as well as a subject of continuing litigation under review in the highest courts of India. [6]
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Getting married before the age of 18 is a common part of life for girls living in Bangladesh. Currently, the country has one of the highest rates of child marriage in the world. An estimated 29 ...
A child marriage is a marriage where one or both spouses are under 18. [ 116 ] [ 109 ] Child marriage was common throughout history but is today condemned by international human rights organizations. [ 111 ] [ 117 ] [ 110 ] Child marriages are often arranged between the families of the future bride and groom, sometimes as soon as the girl is ...
Child marriage in Pakistan is legally prohibited to an extent under the Child Marriage Restraint Act 1929 (No XIX). Under the Act, the minimum age for marriage was 18 years for a male and 16 years for a female (section 2). [16] However, under a new bill passed in Pakistani Senate, the minimum age of marriage for female was increased to 18. [17]
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