Using data from the United Nations, Age of Consent and Girls Not Brides, Newsweek has compiled a map that looks at the different marriage and consent laws across the world.. In many countries, the ...

It raised its minimum marriage age from 16 to 17 in 2023. Four states—California, Mississippi, New Mexico and Oklahoma—still have no age restrictions on child marriage.

Some advocates want California to prohibit marriage for people under age 18. But groups including the ACLU and Planned Parenthood have opposed such bans, saying they could undermine minors' rights ...

'Marriage isn't necessarily the end goal' The c oming out process – while happening younger and younger – has likely delayed marriage age to later in life for same-sex couples. "In general, I ...

In 2018, Gov. Chris Sununu signed a bill to raise the minimum age of marriage to 16. For over 100 years before that, the law had allowed 13-year-old girls and 14-year-old boys to get married with ...