The Alaska House of Representatives unexpectedly amended a proposed marriage-reform bill Wednesday to ban children aged 15 and younger from being married in the state.
provided by the Alaska Court System. Four were approved, none since 2006, according to to the court system records and the state’s office of vital statistics.
“And one of the things they highlighted was child marriage as an issue. So when the bill came up, I said this could be a good vehicle to change that statute and, you know, start to protect children,” she said. “I asked my 12-year-old daughter. I’m like, ‘What do you think of this?’ And she said, ‘If a 14-, 15-year-old gets married, technically, they’re not at the age to be able to have a good job. So how would they be able to provide for each other?’ That’s a really good point,” Vance said.
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