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Bookmark or Share- What You Need to Know About Child Marriage in the U.S.There is no federal law regarding child marriage. Every state sets its own requirements. According to data collected from 41 states, more than 200,000 minors were married in the U.S. between 2000 and 2015. Child marriage is a harmful practice and a violation of child rights
- Child marriage - WikipediaChild marriage is a marriage or domestic partnership, formal or informal, between a child and an adult, or between a child and another child. [1] Although the age of majority (legal adulthood) and marriage age are typically 18 years old, these thresholds can differ in different jurisdictions. [2] .
- Child marriage | UNICEFChild marriage refers to any formal marriage or informal union between a child under the age of 18 and an adult or another child. Despite a steady decline in this harmful practice over the past decade, child marriage remains widespread, with approximately one in five girls married in childhood across the globe.
- About child marriage - Girls Not BridesWhy it happens. Child marriage is rooted in gender inequality and the belief that girls and women are inferior to boys and men. It is made worse by poverty, lack of education, harmful social norms and practices, and insecurity. Its drivers vary between communities and it looks different across the world. Read more. Where it happens.
- Covid child brides: 'My family told me to marry at 14' - BBCCovid child brides: 'My family told me to marry at 14' A Unicef report shows ten million more underage girls may be forced to marry due to the pandemic.
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