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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 ...
Legal loopholes at the federal level allow for child marriage to continue as well. For example, there is no minimum age requirement to petition for a foreign spouse or fiancé visa, according to ...
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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.
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Child marriage in the U.S. is typically driven by poverty or social and cultural norms. “People need to get that out of their head that this is a Muslim issue because it’s not. It’s American ...
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