Child Marriage

Gov Gavin Newsom called it a "long overdue measure to protect young Californians".

Assembly Member Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, who wrote the child marriage ban, has said she was motivated by the lingering doubts she had as a former...

... Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz. Courtney Stodden and Doug Hutchinson attend a book launch party in Los Angeles on January 10, 2013...

SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill Wednesday banning child marriage in the state of California. Newsom signed AB 1267 in his...

On Wednesday, Gov. Gavin Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1267, banning marriage for anyone under 18 in California... Pellerin emphasized the bill's...

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law prohibiting marriage for people under 18. Liberal civil rights organizations fought previous efforts to ban the practice.

California will now join 17 other states that ban all marriages under 18.

SACRAMENTO — Governor Gavin Newsom today signed AB 1267 (Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz), which bans child marriage in the state of California.

California will soon ban child marriage following the Legislature's... Assemblymember Gail Pellerin authored the bill using a 'gut-and-amend...

California, Mississippi, New Mexico have no minimum age for marriage. California Governor Gavin Newsom Smiling at Event. California Gov. Gavin Newsom...

It’s legal for anyone under 18 in California to get married. That may change with a bill on Gov. Newsom’s desk, despite efforts by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to protect the practice.

... Assembly Bill 1267 to finally bar children from marrying. Assemblymember Gail Pellerin authored the bill through what's called a “gut-and-amend...

Assembly Bill 1267, authored by Assemblymember Gail Pellerin, D-Santa Cruz, cleared the Legislature in August with overwhelming bipartisan support.

It’s legal for anyone under 18 in California to get married. That may change with a bill on Gov. Newsom's despite efforts by the ACLU and Planned Parenthood to protect the practice.

This story was originally reported by Mariel Padilla of The 19th. Meet... Pellerin said the first effort to ban child marriage in California was in...

“I'm glad California is finally here,” Assemblywoman Gail Pellerin, a Democrat and one of the chief authors of the bill, told The 19th after state...

Assemblywoman Sharon Quirk-Silva, a Democrat and another chief author of the bill, said that Chelsea Clinton met with the California Legislative...

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Gavin Newsom's desk. If Newsom signs Assembly Bill 1267, California.... Diane Dixon, R-Newport Beach, noted in Wednesday's Assembly floor hearing.