N.C. lawmakers propose bill to raise marriage age to 18

N.C. lawmakers propose bill to raise marriage age to 18
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By WBTV Web Staff | February 1, 2021 at 9:22 PM EST - Updated February 2 at 3:52 PM
RALEIGH, N.C. (WBTV) - North Carolina lawmakers proposed a bill designed to stop child marriages filed in the state.
North Carolina currently has the lowest age for marriage set by statute in the United States (tied with Alaska), allowing children as young as 14 years old to marry,
On Monday, companion bills to amend the lawful age to marry were introduced in both chambers of the North Carolina legislature to protect minors from the harms of child marriage by raising the state’s minimum marriage age to 18, without exceptions.

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