52. 40 FSMC (Federated States of Micronesia Code) § 104, Education, requires school attendance of all children between the ages of 6 and 14, or until graduation from elementary school by the eighth grade. It is a criminal offence for parents to permit their child's absence from school. All elementary education is provided free of charge.

324. Currently, there are no laws in the FSM which address the issue of child labour.

325. In the FSM, the issue of child labour has not been a known problem. Child labour of an exploitative nature does not exist in the FSM. What does exist is that children are expected to perform daily chores around the home. These chores include cleaning in and around the house, working in the gardens, fishing, child care for younger relatives and other day-to-day domestic activities. Some children are also expected to help with the operations of small family owned businesses if their families have one.

328. Since there are no laws in the FSM that deal with child labour it is currently impossible for the Government to protect children in the FSM from being exploited as a labour source. It is, however, a crime to prevent a child under the age of 15 from attending school.

47. The minimum age of marriage is controlled by the individual states and generally requires the male to be 18 years of age and the female 16 years of age. If the female is less than 16 years old she must obtain the permission of one parent. Customary marriage is recognized.

44. 12 FSMC § 1101 mandates that in all criminal cases involving child offenders under the age of 18, the courts shall adopt a flexible procedure for resolving such cases. An offender 16 years or older may, however, be treated in all respects as an adult if the physical and mental maturity so justifies. If detention is necessary, children are kept apart from adult offenders.