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House panel votes to limit child marriages
Leaves loopholes so people younger than 18 can still marry

A House panel voted Wednesday to restrict the ability of teens younger than 18 to marry in Arizona -- but did so only after creating a couple of ways around that proposed restriction.

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Should 18 be the minimum age to get married?
Lawmaker proposes change in state laws

Saying 18 is plenty young enough, a Scottsdale lawmaker wants to repeal existing Arizona laws that allow children of any age to get married.