West Virginia Senate passes bill outlawing teen marriages
The West Virginia Senate has passed a child marriage bill prohibiting anyone younger than 16 from getting married.
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The West Virginia Senate has passed a child marriage bill prohibiting anyone younger than 16 from getting married.
The West Virginia Senate passed on Friday night a bill that would ban anyone younger than 16 from getting married.
The West Virginia Senate passed on Friday night a bill that would ban anyone younger than 16 from getting married.
As it was originally passed in the House of Delegates, House Bill 3018 establishes 18 as the age of consent for marriage and removes the ability of an underaged person to obtain consent to marry through a guardian or courts. Friday night, the Senate took up the bill and changed the minimum age to 16 but also added that there could not be more than 4 years age difference between the two people.
CHARLESTON — A child marriage bill was passed by the West Virginia Senate on Friday night after it was changed to prohibit anyone younger than 16 from getting married and