NEW YORK -- A disturbing issue that affects many girls in our area is being forced into marriage when they are underage. It might surprise you that thousands of girls under the age of 18 are getting ...

"This is one of the most worrying legal developments in Afghanistan under the Taliban," says Roqia Saee, a women's rights advocate.

Jyoti Thorat (left), a sugarcane worker who was married as a child bride, prays with her husband, Ravindra, in their home at Kathoda village in Beed district of India ...

The new drama I Was a Child Bride: The Courtney Stodden Story premieres on Lifetime Saturday, Sept. 27 at 8/7c. Narrated by Stodden herself, the new Lifetime original movie revisits Stodden’s ...

Crystal Kung Minkoff is clapping back at her “Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” co-star Dorit Kemsley for calling her a “child bride.” Kung Minkoff, 40, took to Instagram Wednesday after the scene in ...

JEDDAH (Reuters) - A 50-year old Saudi man has agreed to divorce his 9-year-old bride, media reported on Thursday, after the marriage drew international criticism. The decision, reported by newspapers ...

SAN ANGELO — The child bride of polygamist leader Warren Jeffs was ordered into foster care Tuesday by a judge who said the girl's mother had shown herself unwilling to ensure her protection from ...

At age 16, Courtney Stodden's marriage to a 51-year-old actor sent shockwaves across the country. Now, at age 31, Stodden says she was a child bride. Doug Hutchinson was best known for his roles on ...