Grown Men Are Exploiting Loopholes In State Laws To Marry Children

 The vast majority were underage girls who married adult men.

“America really does have a child marriage problem,” said Jeanne Smoot, author of the report. “It hurts children here, just as it does globally, and we are overdue to tackle it.”

While most states set a minimum age of 18 to marry, they typically allow exceptions if children have parental consent, or if a judge approves the union.