As several states propose child marriage bans, Missouri state Sen. Holly Thompson Rehder hopes that she can use her experiences to encourage a shift in her state’s legislation.

New Hampshire is the latest state to ban child marriage, but it is still legal in other parts of the country.

Deputy Commissioner Shilpa Nag leads efforts to end child marriage in Chamarajanagar through awareness programs and enforcement measures.

In voting for the misnamed “Respect for Marriage” Act, lawmakers overlook the most vulnerable party in any family: the child.

Child marriage and child sex-abuse nondisclosure agreements will be outlawed in Missouri beginning next month.

West Virginia Revised child marriage bill in West Virginia gets Senate approval, heads to Gov. Jim Justice The WV bill would allow 16 and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent ...

Once in a while, a public official reveals hypocrisy so blatant that the nation takes bewildered notice and recoils in actual disgust.

The drivers of child marriage are multifaceted; poverty and cultural practices — including the longstanding tradition of initiation camps — are important components of the problem.

Child marriage at any age is still legal in California. Our state must pass legislation making it legal for adults age 18 and up to marry.

The new “Child Marriage Prohibition Amendment Act of 2024” bill, sponsored by nine council members, would close that loophole and raise the age one can get married to 18 years old, totally ...

Marriage would grant her and the unborn child critical medical and prenatal care, Roy said. "Don't see this as chipping away at your work; this is a very fine exception," Roy told Levesque.