Child marriage is prohibited in CDMX
The Plenary of the local Congress approved the bill to modify the Civil Code where judges who celebrate child marriages will be punished
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The elimination of the emancipation figure derived from marriage was also approved, by which parents lose parental authority when a minor gets married. (Cuartoscuro)
The
Congress of Mexico City approved the ruling to remove or disqualify from office the judge who authorizes a
minor s marriage. With 50 votes in favor, article 110 of the Civil Code for the Federal District may be modified to avoid that one or both spouses are under 18 years of age at the time of marrying. The Civil Registry judge who has knowledge of the minor s age can be punished with dismissal.