New York State Law on Marriage for 14-Year-Olds

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Lisa W Foderaro, It's Legal for 14-Year-Olds to Marry. Cuomo Disagrees. New York Times, Mar 14, 2017.
https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/ ... -new-york.html?_r=0

Quote:

(a) "Since 1929 ['For nearly 90 years'], New York has allowed children as young as 14 to marry; 14- and 15-year-olds can do so with judicial and parental approval, and 16- and 17-year-olds can marry with mere parental consent.

"New York is hardly alone: Most states allow 16- and 17-year-olds to marry, and more than two dozen other states have no statutory minimum age at all.

(b) "Early marriage poses other difficulties. A girl can marry at 14, for instance, but cannot legally divorce until 18. (The bill in Albany would change that.) Shelters for victims of domestic violence generally do not accept anyone under 18.

(c) "Divorce rates are much higher for people who marry at a young age. Nearly 70 percent of marriages involving those under the age of 18 end in divorce, according to Vivian E. Hamilton, a professor at William and Mary Law School [in Virginia] who specializes in family law. For adolescents who marry at 16 or younger, which is permitted in nearly 40 states, almost 80 percent of their marriages will end in divorce, she said.

My comment:
(a) There is no need to read the rest, which is not interesting, and maybe biased against early marriage. Romeo and Juliet were minors.
(b) High divorce rates may be linked to poverty. Is there any research for that?