Since a 2018 law banning most child marriages in Kentucky, annual case averages have dropped from nearly 300 to 20. Leaders ...

Kentucky legislature's passed a law limiting child marriages in 2018. But advocates say some officials are issuing licenses ...

On January 1, New Hampshire officially implemented a comprehensive ban on child marriage, setting a stringent age limit of 18 for marriage under all circumstances. However, the legislation has ...

In a move toward safeguarding children's rights, Missouri is working to fully ban child marriage through bipartisan legislation in the state legislature. The proposed legislation—in the form of two ...

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 ...

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This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. OKLAHOMA CITY (KFOR) — A lawmaker is ...

This is a preview. Log in through your library . Abstract CONTEXT: Marriage before the age of 18, commonly referred to as child marriage, is legal under varying conditions across the United States.