Child marriage at any age is still legal in California. Our state must pass legislation making it legal for adults age 18 and up to marry.

Sex with a child under age 18 is a crime in California — unless the adult marries the child first. Child marriage is not a gender-neutral problem. Nearly all underage marriage in the U.S ...

California is nearly four times as populous as Michigan but reported fewer child marriages in 2021. Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer, a Democrat, signed a bill in July to outlaw marriage before age 18.

This year, California had another opportunity to ban child marriage in the state, but a division inside the Democratic Party is dashing those hopes in a disturbing display of indifference. In ...

One child forced into marriage is one too many.” Under California law, it’s statutory rape when an adult has sex with someone younger than 18, if they are not married.

Keller said ACA 5 could be "a disaster" if enshrined into law, since California is one of the few states that child marriage remains legal. "Because it's going to set up a constitutional ...

This year, California had another opportunity to ban child marriage in the state, but a division inside the Democratic Party is dashing those hopes in a disturbing display of indifference. In ...

They are survivors of forced and child marriages — and they want California to finally outlaw child brides. “When I was 14 years old, my parents coerced me into marrying the 27-year-old pedophile who ...

Child marriage at any age is still legal in California. Our state must pass legislation making it legal for adults age 18 and up to marry.

One child forced into marriage is one too many.” Under California law, it’s statutory rape when an adult has sex with someone younger than 18, if they are not married.

This year, California had another opportunity to ban child marriage in the state, but a division inside the Democratic Party is dashing those hopes in a disturbing display of indifference. In ...