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

The Karnataka cabinet has approved a bill to curb child marriage by making engagements involving minors a punishable offense.

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.

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 ...

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 ...

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.