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For instance, in 2017, Human Rights Watch pointed out that Afghanistan had a tougher law on child marriage than parts of the United States: in Afghanistan the minimum age of marriage is 15, and that is only with permission from their father or a judge; otherwise it is 16. [72]
Laws regarding child marriage vary in the different states of the United States. Generally, children 16 and over may marry with parental consent, with the age of 18 being the minimum in all but two states to marry without parental consent.
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 ...
Minors cannot marry. The Governor of Michigan signed sets of bills into law that ended child marriage in July [58] [59] and September 2023. [60] [61] Minnesota: 18 [46] 16 Minors cannot marry. [46] Mississippi [49] 21 — [46] [40] 16 [62] With parental consent, males can marry at 17 and females at 15.
The world cannot keep its promise to end child marriage by year 2030 if California continues to hold up progress.
NEW YORK, May 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - The governor of New Jersey declined to sign a measure into law on Thursday that would have made the U.S. state the first to ban child marriage ...
Marriage in the United States is a legal, social, and religious institution. The marriage age is set by each state and territory, either by statute or the common law applies. . An individual may marry without parental consent or other authorization on reaching 18 years of age in all states except in Nebraska (where the general marriage age is 19) and Mississippi (where the general marriage age ...
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.