Please Help Me!!

[nouseforaname]

i live in florida and i will be 16 in december and my boyfriend will 18 in febuary are we legal after he turns 18? my parents are crazy and we dont want there to be any problems. in january before his birthday we will have been going out for a year.

 

[AHA]

Just within the past couple of months there has been a million, billion, zillion threads here of teens asking what they have to do to move out and be "adults". So instead of everyone having to repeat themselves for the zillionth time, do a search of the juvenile law section and you'll find loads of answers from earlier threads on the exact same subject.

 

[nouseforaname]

Just within the past couple of months there has been a million, billion, zillion threads here of teens asking what they have to do to move out and be "adults". So instead of everyone having to repeat themselves for the zillionth time, do a search of the juvenile law section and you'll find loads of answers from earlier threads on the exact same subject.

well accually im not wanting to move out all i want to know is if my boyfriend and i will be legal in the state of florida if he is 18 and i am 16 and if us going out for over a year by then will make a diffrence.

 

[AHA]

well accually im not wanting to move out all i want to know is if my boyfriend and i will be legal in the state of florida if he is 18 and i am 16 and if us going out for over a year by then will make a diffrence.

How long you've been dating has nothing to do with it. Do a search on google for age of consent in florida, and you'll get the answer.

 

[stealth2]

If your parents don't go for it, they can cause him lots of trouble no matter how long you've been dating.

 

[nouseforaname]

If your parents don't go for it, they can cause him lots of trouble no matter how long you've been dating.

so your saying that we arent legal? i looked up the age of concent sesturday on florida and it said as long as i am 16 to 17 and he is under 24 then we are ok but is dating something else?

 

[stealth2]

That's not what I said. But until you're 18, your parents are the boss of you - like it or not. They can forbid you to see him, talk to him, etc - and if he goes against their wishes, they can get a restraining order against him.

 

[nouseforaname]

That's not what I said. But until you're 18, your parents are the boss of you - like it or not. They can forbid you to see him, talk to him, etc - and if he goes against their wishes, they can get a restraining order against him.

thank you. my parents do like him so i am hopeing that all that will go well but is it legal for a 16 year old and a 18 year old to be dating in the state of florida?

 

[cbg]

To be DATING, yes. The law does not say what ages you have to be before you can DATE.

The law specifies what ages you have to be before you can have sex. You are free to have a non-sexual relationship with anyone you want, AS LONG AS YOUR PARENTS AGREE.

For the record, if you have to ask whether or not it is legal, then it is a BAD idea regardless of whether the answer is yes or no.

 

[Akuma]

This thread confuses me. I don't think you could have a problem at all unless... as stated your parents have a problem with it or your not having sex in front of the police station . I'm sure the police arent going to get an investigation started if they hear anything about it (hell it could be possible lol) either so chillax and enjoy your relationship. Take care, be safe, wear a condom.

 

[CdwJava]

Actually, Akuma, if they hear of a sexual relationship between an adult and a minor that is in violation of the law, chances are good that they WILL investigate.

Granted this may vary by jurisdiction, but it is not uncommon for us to find out about these relationships while investigating unrelated events. And when we DO find out, we are compelled to look in to it. And in CA some counties have people employed to do nothing but look in to these crimes. If the age of consent in FL is actually 16, then chances are they won't look in to it unless there are some other circumstances. But, it is not necessarily true that they will not look in to it if they only hear about it ... we do.

- Carl

 

[Akuma]

And in CA some counties have people employed to do nothing but look in to these crimes.

- That would have suprised me but theres not much you can't expect in CA. Maybe it's because I live in Utah that this situation isn't as big a deal. *Thinks of times I've read about polygamist charges in utah*

 

[nouseforaname]

thank you i really dont have a problem i just wanted to make sure that there was no law against a 16 year old dating a 18 year old in florida.