The new law allows minors ages 16 and 17 to get married with parental consent, but they can’t marry someone more than four years older than them.
West Virginia will no longer allow children under 16 to marry, after Gov. Jim Justice signed a compromise bill Wednesday. CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia will no longer allow children under 16 to marry, after the governor signed a compromise bill Wednesday.
The law signed by Republican Gov. Jim Justice continues allowing children ages 16 and 17 to get married with restrictions. Under the new law, those minors must get parental consent and can’t marry someone more than four years older than them. Existing legal marriages, and those done in other states, are unaffected.Similar bills to ban child marriage were proposed in recent years but didn’t get traction.
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