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You can get married as young as 9 in Iran. Estonia, Lithuania, and Romania now have the lowest marriage age in Europe. Chinese, Myanmar and Lybian lovebirds have to wait for the longest, with women waiting until 20.
Where does the age of 12 for the United States come from? I’m not aware of any state that allows for marriage as young as 12 even with parental consent, and the chart would make it appear that this is true for every US State??!?
Where does the age of 12 for the United States come from? I’m not aware of any state that allows for marriage as young as 12 even with parental consent, and the chart would make it appear that this is true for every US State??!?
Turns out that the legal age for marriage is determined by state, with about 46 allowing marriages for children under the age of 18. = (
https://www.newsnationnow.com/us-news/child-marriage-is-currently-legal-in-46-states/
The date on the article is 2021.