Missouri moves to ban child marriage with bipartisan legislation. You can view where child marriage is still legal with this ...

Missouri used to be a national haven for child statutory rapists because of its shamefully lax child-marriage laws: Until a few years ago, kids as young as 15 could marry with the permission of just ...

Children around the globe rely on UNICEF programs to survive, grow and thrive — programs that lift societies and make the ...

Uttarakhand has become the first state in India to implement the Uniform Civil Code (UCC). The UCC, launched by Chief ...

Men are given more time than women to exit a child marriage. This calls for a uniform age of marriage at 18, not 21 ...

After falling short during session last year, there’s a new bipartisan push to ban child marriage in Missouri.

The Court ruled that if a marriage remains valid and the spouses have had access to each other, the husband is considered the ...

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring an end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 ...

One proposal requires couples to attend marriage counseling before they can file for divorce. The other gives a tax credit to married couples with kids, as long as it is their biological child.

YouTuber Ruby Franke and Jodi Hildebrandt's friendship made headlines after they were arrested — and subsequently pleaded ...

A former military bride from San Diego came to Concord Tuesday to urge t Legislature to reject a proposal to allow 17-year-olds to marry if one member of the couple is active-duty military. The bill ...