child marriage

A child welfare bill that passed through both chambers of the Missouri General Assembly this week will raise the minimum age for marriage from 16 to 18. House Minority Leader Ashley Aune, a Democrat from Platte County, says this will prevent young women from being victimized.

The bill would ban marriage for anyone under 18 . Currently, minors as young as 16 can marry with parental consent.

Legislation that would raise the marriage age to 18 passed the Senate last year but died in the House.

Under current Missouri law, minors who are 16 or 17 can get married to someone under 21 if they have parental consent.

Currently, minors 16 and 17 can get married with parental consent. Proposed legislation would make the marriage age 18 with no exceptions.

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