Child-marriage

• shatAvadhAnI gaNesh’s view here.
• Child marriage is referred to in the distant past, but very rarely.
• Consummation ritual ought to happen on the fourth day of marriage - this indicates that adult marriage was intended. But later practice changed this and introduced a delay. [TW17]
• Common ages of marriage, classically, were: 20 for men (having completed 12 years of education starting at 8) and about 16 for women.
• Note: It should not be considered inferior to adult marriage out of hand.

Current legality

• Atlas here