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Topic | NC raises AGE for MARRIAGE from 14 to 16 as RED STATES top the LIST!!! |
mrduckbear 08/15/21 9:55:12 PM #1: | Does it surprise you that red states have the highest proportion of child marriages?
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North Carolina is set to pass a law raising the minimum age that people can get married from 14 to 16 and will also ban 16 y/o's from marrying anyone older than 20!! Teens will need parental permission or a judge's decision that marriage would serve the best interest of an underage party as 6 states have banned it altogether but change has been slow in this state where some are convinced that certain marriages involving children are acceptable Republican Vickie Sawyer says "It's a generational divide. It was older members, both Democrats and Republicans that had those personal stories of family members who had been married and it turned out OK" 2/3 of marriage applications in Buncombe County last year were filed by non residents seeking to marry an underage person as Drew Reisinger noted that a 49 y/o man was marrying a 17 y/o girl who came from KENTUCKY to get married. He said the county is a hot desintation for older man who want to marry child brides from nearby states such as Georgia, Kentucky, South Carolina and Tennessee all of which who raised the age in recent years.... North Carolina is one of the friendliest states for this that gives them a safe haven It is one of only 14 that allow children under 16 to get married as 9 of those states doesn't even have a minimum age Almost all of the US allows some form of child marriage except Minnesota, Pennsylvania, New York, New Jersey, Delaware and Rhode Island Alaska is the only other state whose law expressly allows marriages as young as 14... Rep. Kristin Baker a conservative Christian also helped sponsor this bill who says is a strong supporter of the sacrament of marriage but as a child psychiatrist is determined to protect vulnerable youth by raising the age Democrat Roy Cooper is expected to sign the bill once it passes the senate as New York was most recently who banned marriages under 18 Does it surprise you that Red States have the highest proportion of child marriages? https://i.imgur.com/iESwzXi.jpg https://i.imgur.com/BpyFoN0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/JbUIFd0.jpg https://i.imgur.com/Xl5uWRB.jpg https://i.imgur.com/IzakO6A.jpg --- The Users have Spoken. News Will Continue...For Now ... Copied to Clipboard! |
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