Child marriage remains legal in most states, many of which allow children as young as 15 or 16 years old to get married. A handful of states have no age requirements at all for marriage.

The new act establishes the marriage age as 18 in Washington ... a tally of 13 states and two U.S. territories that have banned child marriage outright. Ten more have laws pending that would ...

Languages: English. Email: [email protected]. The New Hampshire House has voted to amend the state's child marriage laws to allow 17-year-olds in the military to marry. Thursday's vote to ...