Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no ...

The likely cause of the increasing number of child brides seen in the Palestinian territory is the displacement, poverty, and collapse of social, legal, health, and protection systems.

In 2018, Kentucky was a vanguard in the fight to end child marriages, becoming one of the first states to enact legislation limiting marriages for those under 18. But in the eight years since the law ...

Missouri will stop seizing foster children's Social Security benefits to cover foster care costs. The new law also bans marriage for anyone under 18 and voids non-disclosure agreements in child sex ...

Texas lawmakers are debating a bill that would close a loophole that allows certain teenagers to marry before they are 18. (Kaylee Greenlee For The Texas Tribune, Kaylee Greenlee For The Texas Tribune ...

Collaboration between researchers and religious leaders led to a cut in the likelihood of early marriage by 80%.

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring an end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 raised the minimum age for marrying from 15 to 16 and prohibited anyone over ...

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 ...

The legislation sets 18 as the legal age for marriage for both males and females, but effective implementation will require significant reforms. On November 14, the Balochistan Assembly passed the ...

LUFKIN, Texas (THE TEXAS TRIBUNE) - Child marriages in Texas could end this year, as state lawmakers debate a proposal that would close a loophole from a 2017 law that allows certain 16- and ...