The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

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 raised ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 vote. Republican Senators Tom Pischke and Tamara ...

Across the developing world, ten million girls are married off each year before the age of eighteen, usually against their will. One in seven of those girls is younger than fifteen. In some places ...

Child marriage remains a global crisis, depriving millions of girls of education, health, and future opportunities. In 2024, ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no exceptions. The last time the age limit was set was 2019, and that law ...

The Texas House Subcommittee on Family and Fiduciary Relationships took testimony on House Bill 168 on April 7, 2025. A bill to ban child marriage in Texas has passed the state’s House of ...

This article has been revised to reflect the following correction: Republican Sen. John Carley’s comments on the Senate floor have been clarified. KELOLAND News has asked for Carley to further clarify ...