Child marriage is still legal in California. Former child brides like Courtney Stodden push for change with AB 1267, which ...

California is one of three states that allow children of any age to get married if a parent or guardian signs off.

California lawmakers are working on a bill to set the minimum marriage age at 18, with no exceptions. The bill, Assembly Bill 1267, aims to end child marriage in the state. While the ACLU opposes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. California could finally slam the door on child marriage as lawmakers weigh a bill that would outlaw the controversial practice ...

From Kabul to state courthouses in America, the law keeps finding new names for the same crime — child rape. Girls as young ...

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, ...

Former child bride Courtney Stodden celebrated the vote as “incredible news” on Instagram after Assembly Bill 1267 cleared ...

Climate change is now believed to be a leading contributor to more frequent and younger nuptials, with 12 million girls tipped to become child brides this year.

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...