Child marriage is still legal in California. Former child brides like Courtney Stodden push for change with AB 1267, which ...

California is one of three states that allow children of any age to get married if a parent or guardian signs off.

California is one of 33 states that still allows minors to marry and one of just three with no minimum age restriction.

Former child bride Courtney Stodden celebrated the vote as “incredible news” on Instagram after Assembly Bill 1267 cleared ...

California lawmakers are working on a bill to set the minimum marriage age at 18, with no exceptions. The bill, Assembly Bill 1267, aims to end child marriage in the state. While the ACLU opposes the ...

A law intended to stamp out child marriage may have had the opposite effect and lead to an increase, new research by King's College London shows. The study is published in The Journal of Law, ...

Advocates are set to lobby California lawmakers to pass legislation to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 without ...