Texas Just Banned Child Marriage – Huffington Post
Texas passed a law to make marriage under age 18 illegal.
On Thursday, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott signed a bill banning child marriage, in the state with the second highest rate of underage marriage.
Before this new law, 16- and 17-year-olds could marry in Texas with parental consent, according to advocacy group Tahirih Justice Center, which helped draft and drive the bill to get passed. What’s more, a child of any age could get married with judicial approval.
Read more here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/texas-bans-child-marriage-law_us_594402a4e4b06bb7d272b673
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