The devastation of child marriage effectively ends a girl’s childhood. How? Forced marriage robs a girl of her education and more, replacing lessons learned in the classroom with adult ...

Given these shifts in attitudes, we recently conducted a study of attitudes towards marriage and divorce when children are involved. We use data from the American Marriage Survey, conducted across the ...

Under the legislation approved Thursday by the Legislature’s upper chamber, only those 18 and older will be able to get married in Missouri.

Despite efforts to end child marriage globally, an estimated 12 million girls are still married each year. West and Central Africa home to six of the top 10 countries with the highest prevalence of ...