In the United States, a child marriage is a marriage in which at least one party is under 18 years of age—or the age of majority. [1] . The U.S. is the only UN member state that has not yet ratified …

2019年7月30日 · They're portrayed as modern-day Romeos and Juliets -- young, star-crossed lovers in dramas like "The Secret Life of the American Teenager" and reality shows like "Say …

2023年7月5日 · Delaware and New Jersey were the first states to completely end child marriage in 2018, followed shortly by American Samoa. The U.S. Virgin Islands, Pennsylvania and …

This brings the present-day, worldwide total number of child brides and grooms to about 755 million, 85 percent of whom are girls and 15 percent of whom are boys. 1 CHILD USA …

2023年10月31日 · About 300,000 children and teens were legally married in the United States between 2000 and 2018, according to data from Unchained at Last, a nonprofit that works to …

Technically, child marriage is not legal in any U.S. state, since the minimum marriage age in most states is 18, with the aforementioned exceptions having older ages Underaged marriage in the …

2017年4月4日 · Colorado historian Nicholas Syrett's new book "American Child Bride: A History of Minors and Marriage in the United States" is filled with anecdotes about very young women — …

Learn more about the loopholes which allow marriage under the age of 18 in most U.S. states. Child marriage is harmful. It is a human rights violation that legitimizes abuse and denies girls’ …

mental health of child brides in America, estimated between 8.9% and 11.96% of women are married as minors in the United States. 17 While the general public often assumes that child …

2017年7月6日 · Laws in nine states allow minors to marry before the age of 16 with a judge’s approval if the bride is pregnant. When a pregnancy is involved, parental consent is not always …