Lansing — The Michigan House voted Wednesday to set the legal age of marriage at no younger than 18, eliminating an exemption that allowed individuals between the ages of 16 and 18 to marry with ...

The age at which a person decides to get married is less dependent on a specific time frame and has more to do with various circumstances and external influences, according to data from the Census ...

UNICEF USA is working with partners including Unchained at Last to end child marriage in the United States. Eleven U.S. states have already passed legislation banning marriage before the age of 18, ...

The bill passed the legislature and is awaiting action by the governor. Advocates say allowing minors to marry leads to abuses. Lawmakers in Virginia voted this month to require people to be 18 years ...

The New Hampshire House passed a bill to ban child marriage in the state and raise the minimum age of marriage to 18. The measure passed the Senate unanimously in March. On Thursday, it passed the ...

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