Teenagers can still wed in Texas. New bill would ban marriages for kids under 18
a law in 2017 that raised the age minimum marriage age to 18. But it also allowed emancipated teens to marry. Since teenagers can legally emancipate at 16, that means 16 and 17 year olds can wed."In an age when we're concerned about family values and protecting children, we should protect them from being married off as children," Rosenthal said in a statement to the Houston Chronicle.in 2021, but the legislation died in the House Juvenile Justice and Family Issues Committee.
Marriages of youth under 18 happen in Texas more than one might imagine. Between 2000 and 2018, more than 41,000 such unions took place, according to, a nonprofit that aims to end forced and child marriage. Of those, 96 percent were girls wed to adult men. Girls are often forced or coerced into these marriages, experts say. The impact of these unions can be devastating. Many girls report physical, sexual, financial, or emotional abuse, according to one
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