Child brides can be found in every region in the world. Major factors that place a girl at risk of marriage include poverty, especially in rural areas, as well as weak laws and enforcement, the ...

This positive tendency is continuing as several countries are following the same path and are currently in the process of amending their laws to progress towards the end of child marriage: While many ...

Tracy McCreery, would ban child marriage outright. State Sen. Rick Brattin, a Republican from Harrisonville, filed similar legislation. “The current marriage laws incentivize and legalize the ...

Lawmakers in Jefferson City are taking aim at child marriage laws in Missouri. In this week’s Legal Lens, Brown & Crouppen attorney Andrea McNairy explains why some say the need to change state ...