When The Law Allowed The Unthinkable: A Child Marriage Case In New Jersey
A Court Decision That Drew National Attention: In 2006, a family court judge in New Jersey approved the marriage of a 10-year-old boy to an 18-year-old woman. The decision was legal under state law at the time, which did not set a clear minimum age for marriage when parental consent and judicial approval were given. The case later became widely cited in discussions about child marriage laws in the United States.