According to CBS 8, California Department of Public Health records show 73 marriages involving minors between 2019 and 2024. San Diego County officials also reported issuing 102 marriage licenses ...

The new drama I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story premieres on Lifetime Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8/7c. Narrated by Stodden herself, the new Lifetime original movie revisits Stodden’s ...

A look into child marriage in Benin, Africa, exploring the life of a 13-year-old bride and the cultural context surrounding early marriage in this region. Immigration crackdown may spark 'black swan ...

The vision of a child bride is a deeply foreign concept to most Americans. Underage marriage is regarded by most as an abroad problem, or the type of detestable horror committed by isolated malcontent ...

LONDON (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - Zimbabwe's Constitutional Court outlawed child marriage on Wednesday after two former child brides took the government to court in a ground-breaking case to ...

A new law in the West African country of Sierra Leone allows child brides to annul their marriages and be financially compensated. By Amelia Nierenberg The president of the small West African country ...

As monsoon rains were about to break over Pakistan, 14-year-old Shamila and her 13-year-old sister Amina were married off in exchange for money, a decision their parents made to help the family ...

Wisconsin could become the latest state in the U.S. to ban child marriage. A group of Democratic lawmakers introduced legislation, Senate Bill 634 and Assembly Bill 656, to eliminate child marriage ...