Child Marriage – Progress

With your help, the national movement Unchained leads to end child marriage in the United States, state by state, is gaining momentum. Has your state ended child marriage?

CHILD MARRIAGE LEGISLATION: PROGRESS MAP

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YOUNGEST MARRIAGE AGE ALLOWED

Youngest marriage age map key. Red = Youngest marriage age allowed :18; Blue = Youngest marriage age allowed: 17; Pink = Youngest marriage age allowed: 16; Yellow = Youngest marriage age allowed: 15; Black = Youngest marriage age allowed: 0 (no minimum age specified). "Youngest marriage age allowed" is based on statute (not case law).

Learn more here about forced, arranged and child marriage in the U.S.