Jacob OglesApril 25, 2019
6min1094
"Florida is no longer a place to marry child brides.”
Tag: child marriage
Jacob OglesApril 25, 2019
Danny McAuliffeMarch 24, 2018
3min409
A bill that would ban marriages for anyone under the age of 17 and legislation expressing the state’s intent to observe Daylight Saving time year-round were among 74 bills Gov. Rick Scott signed into law on Friday. The marriage bill (SB 140) prevents minors from being granted nuptial licenses. With parental consent, 17-year-olds can wed […]
Peter SchorschFebruary 6, 2018
3min453
Democratic House District 93 candidate Emma Collum said Monday that her Republican opponent needs to denounce child marriage and distance himself from current HD 93 Rep. George Moraitis. Moraitis last week was one of two members of the House Judiciary Committee to vote against a bill to cut down on child marriage in Florida. The […]
Ana CeballosJanuary 31, 2018
3min227
Inspired by the story of a woman who was forced to marry her rapist at 11 years old, the Senate on Wednesday unanimously passed a bill that would ban the marriage of all minors in the state. “It closes a loophole so that children can’t be used and abused by persons who under normal circumstances […]
Ana CeballosNovember 8, 2017
4min263
As lawmakers in both the House and the Senate push for a strict ban on minors getting married, some legislators in the House said Wednesday they would like to keep judicial discretion when older teenagers want to legally wed. “I do not support the part where someone who is pregnant can’t get married just because […]
Danny McAuliffeOctober 24, 20178min306
A bill banning the marriage of any minor in Florida, SB 140, cleared the Senate Judiciary Committee unanimously Tuesday after several victims shared their gripping stories. Sen. Lizbeth Benacquisto, a Fort Myers Republican filed the bill in August. Majority Leader and future Senate President Wilton Simpson co-introduced the measure following the story of a Tampa Bay-area […]