Delaware is the first state in the United States to ban marriage under the age of 18.

Delaware Governor John Carney has signed into law a bill that sets the state’s minimum age of marriage at 18. With this law, Delaware is the first state in the nation to limit marriage to individuals age 18 or older, no exceptions.

Across the country, we’ve seen tremendous growth in the movement to protect girls from the risks and harms of child marriage. Learn more about recent legislative victories in Kentucky and Florida.

Tahirih hailed another milestone moment in the campaign to end child marriage when Kentucky Governor Matt Bevin signed into law SB 48.

Florida joined the national movement to end child marriage when Governor Rick Scott signed into law SB 140.

Tahirih’s Senior Counsel for Policy and Strategy spoke with NPR about a critical bill to overhaul Kentucky’s child marriage laws.

In less than 5 minutes, you can help end child marriage in Florida! Call your House representative and ask them to support a clean ban on all child marriages under the age of 18.