Marital age

Local / State

Lawmakers Look For Exceptions As Marriage Prohibition For Minors Nears Approval

Nick Evans

Florida lawmakers are on the verge of prohibiting marriage for minors. Identical measures have one committee left in the House and Senate, but some...
Local / State

Republican Senators Hope To Raise Marital Age

Jim Ash

Florida would no longer issue marriage licenses to couples younger than 18 under bill filed Monday by Republican lawmakers.

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