This week , the Assembly of the state of new York will consider a bill that raises the age at which permitted to marry. It is expected that the bill will be passed, the state’s Governor Andrew Cuomo called it a «priority,» writes Daily News.
Under current law, the age of consent in new York for marriage is 18 years. But, beginning at age 14, Teens can also marry by the court and with the consent of the parents.
The new bill will prohibit the marriage of minors up to 17 years and 17 and 18-year-old will have to obtain the consent of the court and parents.
«14-year-olds have to worry about school, math tests, not to marry,» says Assembly member Amy Paulin, one of those who promoted the bill.
According to the state health Department, in the period from 2000 to 2010, the marriage took 3853 resident of new York under the age of 18. In most cases, teenage girls were married to adult men.
According to statistics from the National organization of women, girls married before 18 years, three times more often than are beaten by husbands than those who married at the age of 21 and older.
