In 2021, the state of New York passed “Naila’s Law,” one of the strongest laws against child marriage in the United States. It sets a minimum age requirement for marriage at 18, no exceptions.

Five hundred cows, two luxury cars, $10,000, two bikes, a boat and a few cell phones made up the final price in a heated bidding war for a child bride in South Sudan that went viral after the ...

A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state’s House of Representatives and is on its way to the Senate. The measure, House Bill 168 , also would void any existing marriages for ...

Legislation to restrict marriage for Missouri residents under age 18 had been stalled by Republican critics for years. The ...

Van Oranje founded VOW for Girls after she learned about the harrowing impacts of child marriage. Per UNICEF, one in five young women, ages 20 to 24, will be married before they turn 18, as ...

New Hampshire's child marriage ban went into effect on Wednesday, making it the 13th state to require people to be 18 years old to get married. Why It Matters.

Hira Bibi, a 47-year-old rag picker and former child bride from a Bhubaneswar slum, has become a local hero by preventing six child marriages in the last four years. Driven by her own painful ...

Less than three months after New Hampshire officially banned child marriage, the House passed an exception for people in the military. In June of 2024, then Gov. Chris Sununu passed a bill that ...

A number too enormous to count, is probably pretty accurate to describe the number of ‘child brides’ who are sold into marriage, all around the world, every single day. In fact, in the time it took ...