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====Age of consent====
In 1275, in England, as part of the rape law, the [[Statute of Westminster 1275]], it was a misdemeanor to "ravish" a "maiden within age", whether with or without her consent. The phrase "within age" was interpreted by jurist Sir Edward Coke to mean the age of marriage, which at the time was 12 years.<ref name="aoc_teaching_module" /> A 1576 law imposed more severe punishments for ravishing a girl for which the age of consent was set at 10 years.<ref name="aoc_teaching_module" /> Jurist Sir [[Matthew Hale (jurist)|Matthew Hale]] stated that both rape laws were valid at the same time
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| With parental consent and judicial approval, a person can marry at 16. If an underaged party doesn't have a parent or guardian or they're incompetent, the judge can offer approval instead. The judge can also override lack of parental
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| The [[Governor of Michigan]] signed sets of bills into law that ended child marriage in July<ref>{{cite web | url=https://mycbs4.com/news/nation-world/new-michigan-law-raises-marriage-age-to-18-in-effort-to-end-child-marriage-nonprofit-unchained-at-last-michigan-senate-governor-gretch-whitmer-protecting-youth | title=New Michigan law raises marriage age to 18 in effort to end child marriage | date=July 12, 2023 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.michiganradio.org/politics-government/2023-06-29/bills-to-end-child-marriage-in-michigan-are-heading-to-the-governor-after-passing-the-legislature-this-week | title=Bills to end child marriage in Michigan are heading to the governor after passing the Legislature this week | date=June 29, 2023 }}</ref> and September 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.wilx.com/2023/09/19/gov-whitmer-updates-legislation-banning-child-marriage/|title=Gov. Whitmer updates legislation on banning child marriage|publisher=WILX|date=2023-09-19|accessdate=2023-09-21}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://13wham.com/news/nation-world/michigan-now-10th-state-to-ban-child-marriage-governor-gretchen-whitmer-signs-final-bill-raising-consent-age-to-18-house-bill-4302-michigan-penal-code-age-of-consent-for-marriage|title=Michigan now 10th state to ban child marriage: Whitmer signs final bill raising consent age to 18|publisher=WHAM|date=2023-09-27|accessdate=2023-09-27}}</ref>
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| In September 2018, governor [[Lolo Moliga]] signed into law a bill changing the marriage age for girls from 14 to 18. The marriage age is now 18 for both sexes.<ref name="radionz.co.nz"/>
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