NewsDecember 25, 2016
Bill proposed to raise Missouri marriage age requirement
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation has been filed that would raise Missouri's minimum age requirement for marriage with parental consent from 15 to 17 years old. KSDK-TV reported incoming state Rep. Jean Evans is filing the legislation. A Missouri resident must be 18 to get married without his or her parents' permission under current law...
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Legislation has been filed that would raise Missouri's minimum age requirement for marriage with parental consent from 15 to 17 years old.
KSDK-TV reported incoming state Rep. Jean Evans is filing the legislation. A Missouri resident must be 18 to get married without his or her parents' permission under current law.
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Evans said she filed the bill to prevent child marriages that are used to disguise abusive situations and human trafficking.
The bill will be considered once the 2017 legislative session begins Jan. 4.
Information from: KSDK-TV, http://www.ksdk.com
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