Maine Legislature raises legal marriage age

Maine becomes 14th state to ban child marriage

(The Center Square) — Maine has become the latest state to outlaw child marriage, a practice child welfare advocates say often involves coercing vulnerable young girls into unwanted unions.

Maine Legislature raises legal marriage age

The Maine Legislature has raised the legal marriage age to 18.

Map shows where child marriage remains legal as Maine ban becomes law

Maine became the fourteenth state to ban child marriage this week after Governor Janet Mills allowed a ban to become law.

Maine raises legal age of marriage to 18

A bill prohibiting minors from getting married without parental consent became law Tuesday without the signature of Gov. Janet Mills.

Janet Mills lets Maine child marriage ban become law without her signature

Gov. Janet Mills is letting a Bangor Democrat’s proposal to prevent people under the age of 18 from getting married become law without her signature. The Legislature and Mills, a Democrat, agreed in 2023 to raise the minimum marriage age from 16 to 17. A 17-year-old child in Maine has been allowed to marry with the written consent of their parents, guardians or legal custodians, with a probate judge allowed to also give consent in the absence of…

Maine Raising Legal Age of Marriage to 18

The state first established a minimum age of 16 in 2020 and then raised it to 17 in 2023.