Missouri still hasn’t banned child marriage. Bipartisan bills would raise minimum age to 18

Bipartisan legislation introduced in the state Senate may bring a long-sought end to child marriage in Missouri. A law passed in 2018 raised the minimum age for marrying from 15 to 16 and prohibited anyone over 21 from marrying a minor. That means that 16- and 17-year-olds can still legally marry with parental consent…

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