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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]
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 .
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 ]
While many think child marriage is only an issue in far away countries, it affects thousands of children every year in the United States.
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.
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 ...
In all but two states (and the special case of Ohio, which "targets only parental figures"), [1] incest is criminalized between consenting adults. In New Jersey and Rhode Island, incest between consenting adults (16 or over for Rhode Island, 18 or over for New Jersey) is not a criminal offense, though marriage is not allowed in either state.
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