This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. With a concern that the state is becoming a regional destination for child marriages, North Carolina Republican Senator Vickie Sawyer is preparing bills that would prevent anyone under the age of 18 from marrying there. Currently, the state ties with Alaska in allowing those as young as 14 to wed. In North Carolina, 14- and 15-year-old girls must be pregnant or have a child, and have court approval, . Sixteen- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent, and those 18 and older are free to marry as they choose. We...…This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. With a concern that the state is becoming a regional destination for child marriages, North Carolina Republican Senator Vickie Sawyer is preparing bills that would prevent anyone under the age of 18 from marrying there. Currently, the state ties with Alaska in allowing those as young as 14 to wed. In North Carolina, 14- and 15-year-old girls must be pregnant or have a child, and have court approval, . Sixteen- and 17-year-olds can marry with parental consent, and those 18 and older are free to marry as they choose. We...WW…