Mindestalter für die Ehe in den US-Bundesstaaten
Von upthetruth1
Mindestalter für die Ehe in den US-Bundesstaaten
Von upthetruth1
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Why is child marriage legal in multiple US states?
Can’t drive a car, but you can be married
Can’t drink a beer but let’s make a lifetime commitment at 15!
IANAL, but I believe parental consent is required in the states where the age is under 18. Some states will waive this if the girl is pregnant or already emancipated, but its not like 15 year olds can go get hitched on their own, even if the state allows them to marry.
So in different US states you can get
Driving license, marriage and gun permit ~ 16
But alcohol is 21 across the board
???
Finally, something respectable about the state I live in. Also wtaf Cali?
Fucking awful question but the child brides… are they expected to consumate the marriage or do they get spared until they’re age of consent
Wtf California?
Of course it’s California with no minimum age.
Idaho is not correct. 16 is when you don’t need judicial approval. But you can go down to 12 or younger if your parents consent and a judge approves. So same category as California.
Excuse me, what the fuck?
The laws have changed. Massachusetts raised the age to 18 in 2022. There is a bill in SC to raise it to 18 now although it is worth pointing out that it is only 16 with notarized parental consent now. California also requires parental consent for marriages under 18 but has no lower age limit. In fact, no state in the US allows marriage under 18 without parental or judicial consent. I was curious what the youngest age a person actually got married at and could not find numbers for 2025, but between 2000 and 2015, three 10 year olds were married in Tennessee. I don’t know what they were thinking there. The vast majority of underage marriages are 16 and 17 year olds.
An example of how a graphic, however accurate can bend your perceptions by clever use of color.
Ohio may soon be purple, good things willing
Common California L
12 for girls, 14 for boys….jfc
Fun fact – The ACLU actively opposes any child marriage bans. They’ve litigated against several states over them because they view marriage as a human right.
Kinda seems insane for anyone to get married before they can legally consent to have sex as an adult and before they legally have the full rights of an adult. Recipe for forcing children into abusive relationships.
New Mexico requires parental consent for 16-17 year olds. 15 or younger requires a court order and parental consent.
You can get married but not have a drink to toast it until you feel the 7 year itch creeping up??
Reno 911 had a handy dandy public service reference card for this.
So the common law minimum is insane to begin with but being two years younger for girls is extra awful.
I as a Californian find it WILD that we don’t have a minimum age for marriage.
I hate the government telling me what to do but id support a law to make it 25. Marriage is a very serious commitment and can affect your whole life.
Sometime we can be a really creepy country.
15 in Kansas! 😱. All republicans
and once again new england understands the assignment
i had a coworker from Tennessee that married his wife when she was 13, with her parent’s permission. this was back in the 1960s. they are still married.