The Child Marriage Restraint Act, 1929, was amended in 1978, where the lawful age of marriage of girls was increased from 15 to 18 years and of boys from 18 to 21 years. The Indian Government enacted ...

Cancel anytime. Missouri Sen. Mike Moon explains his support for child marriage in the context of a couple he knows who married at 11- and 12-years-old when the child became pregnant. Video ...

The Child Development Department successfully intervened to stop the planned marriages of four minor girls in Uchhola village, Rudraprayag. Following a complaint, officials counseled the families on ...

VIJAYAWADA: NTR District Collector G Lakshmisha asserted the importance of collective efforts for empowering girls and ...

The interim government has abolished the tax previously imposed on marriage registrations, announced Law Adviser Asif Nazrul during a press briefing at the Secretariat on Tuesday. “There was a tax ...

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 ...

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | The main Census findings have shown that the Buganda region has the highest cases of child marriages across the country raising concerns among local leaders. The ...

The District Collector said the move aims to prevent child marriages and ensure swift legal action against those involved. The public can report suspected child marriages to the control room at ...

One proposal requires couples to attend marriage counseling before they can file for divorce. The other gives a tax credit to married couples with kids, as long as it is their biological child.