Brewer lawmaker revives effort to ban child marriage in Maine The legislation by Rep Kevin O’Connell is part of a broader push to eliminate child marriage in the United States, and elsewhere, to prevent the exploitation of minors, especially girls. By Randy Billings, Staff Writer A Brewer lawmaker is trying again to end child marriages in Maine. State law allows 16- and 17-year-olds to wed with parental consent, similar to state laws in about half of the country. But a bill proposed by Rep. Kevin O’Connell, a Democrat, would prohibit anyone under 18 from getting married, whether parents approve or […]
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Maine – End Child Marriage
Legislation 2023 Rep Kevin O’Connell, in the 131st session, again submitted a bill, LD443: An Act to Prohibit Marriage of Any Person Under 18 Years of Age. Initially, JPus supported the bill and submitted testimony to the JointCommittee on Judiciary. Unfortunately, an amendment was added changing the minimum age to 17 – and it passed. But, not good enough. 2021 In the first regular session of the 130th Maine legislative body, LD622 was introduced by Representative Kevin O’Connell of Brewster. The act amends the law to completely prohibit marriage of any person under 18 years of age. The Justice of […]