A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers has introduced legislation eliminating existing exceptions in state law that allow 17-year-olds to be married. Under current law, a county clerk can issue a ...

A bill that would increase the cost of a marriage license by 250 percent is now moving to the House of Representatives for consideration.

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) – The Oregon Senate has voted to raise the minimum age for marriage to 18 years old. Oregon’s current law states that a 17-year-old can marry so long as they have one ...

Senate Bill 548 would add Oregon to a growing number of states ... a litany of pitfalls that can come with minors entering into marriage. The group said the law on the books technically allows ...

A bipartisan group of Oregon lawmakers has introduced legislation eliminating existing exceptions in state law that allow ...

Under current law, a county clerk can issue a marriage license to a 17-year-old if there is consent from a parent or guardian. Senate Bill 548 would raise the minimum age to marry in Oregon to 18 ...