POSITION STATEMENT 10 | CONTRIBUTION TO THE SOCIAL DEBATE ON THE PROHIBITION OF MARRIAGE UNDER THE AGE OF 18 IN PORTUGAL
In recent months, Portuguese society has faced a change in the minimum age for marriage, from 16—previously established in the Civil Code¹ and the Civil Registration Code—to 18. The debate was prompted by legislative proposals that led to Law No. 39/2025 of 1 April, which prohibits marriage involving minors and includes child, early or forced marriage among the situations of danger that warrant intervention to promote the rights and protect the welfare of children and young people at risk.
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