The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Since 17-year-old Rehana was a child, she dreamt of supporting her family. An only child to parents struggling to make ends meet ...

Across the developing world, ten million girls are married off each year before the age of eighteen, usually against their will. One in seven of those girls is younger than fifteen. In some places ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — A Senate Bill, SB156, an act to increase the minimum age for marriage, has cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee on a 4-2 vote. Republican Senators Tom Pischke and Tamara ...

Courtney Stodden slammed child marriage as “America’s dirty little secret” as she revealed she was the “breadwinner” in her marriage at just 16 years old. Stodden, who told the story of her marriage ...

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 ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — A new bipartisan bill in the Ohio Senate would prohibit marriage for anyone under the age of 18, with no exceptions. The last time the age limit was set was 2019, and that law ...