2026, California bans child marriage.

Glad they got that squared away.

Oklahoma closed theirs this year. They were one of four with no statutory minimum. See: Unchained at Last.

It's good that it's closed, but I wonder how much this loophole was actually used.

About fucking time. Fucking fundie Christians marrying children off to grown pedos.

allowing a child of any age to be legally wed as long as a parent or guardian signs off.

Then it goes before a judge who has to agree to it. I don't know about y'all's courthouse's, but the judges in the county I grew up in were having none of that shit every time I found out about teenagers trying to get married

It wouldn't be surprising to me if California or NYC ends up being the new capitals of a refreshed America. They still have sane leaders who aren't bankrupt in all the ways.

Well, I guess that means my next vacation spot changes to Mississippi (females can marry at 15 with no age gap limits) or Oklahoma (children of any age can be married with a court order).

... to go to next and protest so they do the same thing. Change their laws.

Siri, look up the average cost to bribe a judge to let you marry a kid in Oklaho oh no is voice to text is still on fuc

Is Newsom going to veto this one, too?

They’re scrambling to close a loophole that allows outrageous financial aide and scholarships for parents who wed their children before college.

Honestly I'm surprised West Virginia isn't on that list

There was a fuckin loop hole hahahaha 🤣 gawd

WHAT THE FUCK yet you point fingers at countries like Iran for similar shit.

Not everyone supports a zero-exception approach. ACLU California Action has emerged as the primary organization opposing AB 1267, arguing in committee filings that an absolute prohibition unduly infringes on fundamental marriage rights and risks driving minors in difficult domestic situations further underground, KFI AM 640 reported. The group has historically resisted total bans on the grounds that they could disempower mature minors or pregnant teenagers navigating already complicated circumstances.

what‽

that's the American Civil Liberties Union! it's the biggest progressive advocacy group!

yes, the article says the bill was amended to make "any minor marriage performed on or after January 1, 2027, [] legally prohibited but voidable at the option of the person who married as a minor, rather than automatically void" to address those concerns, but:

1. the article also says there was a 2018 attempt with similar opposition and I doubt nobody thought of this solution then, so I don't think this solution quelled the opposition
2. that seems to defeat the point where enacting a ban instead of the 2018 watered-down act's mandated counseling would ban forced marriage! if the marriage becomes null then the parents would know the minor reported it, no?