If I was 17 and my girlfriend was 15 when weconceived our baby, can I face any charges?
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If I was 17 and my girlfriend was 15 when weconceived our baby, can I face any charges?
I want to know if I can face any charges whatsoever. I am now 18 and she is still 15. I would also want to know if the baby can still have my last name even though we are not married? People have been telling me that because I’m an adult an she is a minor that I will automatically be put on child support. Is this true even though my kids mom would not want that?
Asked on September 1, 2011 under Criminal Law, California
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Answered 13 years ago | Contributor
In all states in this country there are laws prohibiting intimate relations between an adult and a minor. Your are now an adult, over 18 years of age. Your girlfriend is a minor, under 18 years of age. You two are not married.
Potentially the distict attorney's office could file charges as to you even though you are the father of the child between you two conceived when you two were minors, The chances of any criminal charges being filed against you given the closeness in age and the child between you two most likely is remote.
The child can still have your last name. Potentially you could be obligated for child support for your child if you are not paying for it presently.
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