Georgia Raises Legal Marrying Age To 15, NH's Legal Age Stays At 13...

Stateline   |  Daniel C. Vock   |   June 1, 2006 03:52 PM

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In Kansas, the impetus was a 14-year-old pregnant girl who married her 22-year-old boyfriend. In Georgia, it was a 37-year-old woman who married her son's 15-year-old friend and then bore his child. Both times, the older newlyweds landed in jail for having sex with a minor.

Their stories spurred legislators in Georgia and Kansas this spring to change their marriage laws to prevent teens from marrying so young.

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