Bill to raise NC's minimum age requirement for marriage halted, despite bipartisan support

by KIMBERLY KING | WLOS STAFF

Fri, April 30th 2021, 12:36 AM UTC

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Senate Bill 35/House Bill 41, which sought to raise North Carolina's minimum age requirement for marriage from 14 years to 18 years old, has been halted in the Senate despite bipartisan support. Buncombe County Register of Deeds{ }Drew Reisinger (pictured) has been heavily involved in research and was slated to testify Wednesday, April 28, before the Senate to provide his county’s research, but was then told there wasn’t enough time. (Photo credit: WLOS Staff)

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