The Alaska House has passed a bill that would repeal a provision of law that lets a court allow someone as young as 14 to marry. It leaves in place another provision that allows for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent.
It leaves in place another provision of law that allows for 16- and 17-year-olds to marry with parental consent.
The latest annual report from the state health department’s vital records section shows there were no marriages involving individuals younger than 15 between 2016 and 2020 in Alaska. It is unclear from the report how many or if any 15 year olds had married during that period since the report shows age ranges. It shows there were 1,672 marriages involving a partner between the ages of 15 and 19 between 2016-2020.
According to Unchained At Last, a group that seeks to end forced and child marriage, six states have set 18 as the minimum age for marriage.
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