She was surprised, frankly, that it took so long. She is, after all, Dr. Phil's first wife, the ex-cheerleader he married Nov. 27, 1970, at Southridge Presbyterian Church in Roeland Park, Kan. That's Phillip C. McGraw, the TV psychologist Oprah made famous.
The age of consent is sixteen. With parental consent and/or the consent of the judge, males can marry at age seventeen and females can marry at age fifteen. Common law marriage is not recognized. The age of consent is seventeen.
Why is the legal age for marriage still different for boys (21) and girls(18) in India? Answer Wiki. The prohibition of Child Marriage Act states that a girl in India can't marry before 18 and boy can't marry before completing 21 years of age.