Vermont becomes latest state to outlaw child marriage, raising eligibility age to 18 – The Hill

Vermont becomes latest state to outlaw child marriage, raising eligibility age to 18

People in Vermont that want to get married have to be at least 18 starting in July, according to a new law signed on Thursday.

Republican Gov. Phil Scott’s signature officially made the Freedom and Unity State the eighth in the country to end child marriage.

Under current law, Vermonters aged 16 and 17 can get married, but only with the consent of one parent. The new law takes effect July 1.

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