Courtney Stodden was just 16 when she married 51-year-old actor Doug Hutchison in a union that sparked global outrage over its 35-year age gap. Now 31, the media personality and self-described child ...

Tererai Trent was told her entire life that she was worthless. Beaten by her husband, denied an education, and trapped in poverty, her future seemed sealed. By 18, she was already a mother of four ...

Former child brides Courtney Stodden, Christina Sutton and Sara Tasneem joined lawmakers as Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill to end child marriage in California.

The governor of California has signed into law a ban on child marriage. What is the status of other efforts to ban the practice? And do bans prove effective?