Since 2018, 16 states and Washington, D.C., have ended child marriage by raising the legal age for marriage to 18.

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

A 2018 Kentucky law intended to protect against child marriage is not being consistently followed across the state. Advocates report that minors are still being issued marriage licenses in violation ...

ST. LOUIS — A number of new Missouri laws took effect Thursday, including the repeal of the paid sick leave included in voter-approved Proposition A. Each year, Missouri laws passed without emergency ...

Nearly 10,000 Kentucky children got married from 2000 to 2015, before a new law dramatically curtailed the practice. In 2018, state Sen. Julie Raque Adams, R-Louisville, and advocate Donna Simmons ...