I am not from the states. I come from a country where the legal age is 18. I can drink, get a driver`s license or buy a house or choose or something like adults. While the law says one thing (at 18, you`re legally considered an adult), science sheds some light on the inner workings of our brains to show us why adulthood isn`t just a matter of age. My friend`s mom gave him the choice to move here with my family or stay. He told her he wanted to come here and she stopped him, even though she had given him a choice. Since he will be 18 in a few months, is it legal for him to move as soon as he turns around so he can get away from his mother? I moved from Belgium to the United States and I am 19 years old. In my home country, I can buy smokers and alcohol because I am of legal age. Why can`t I also be here? Isn`t that somehow conflicting with my rights? Then the law becomes completely region-specific for sex, so one state can say the age of consent is 16 and in that state, a 16-year-old sleeping with a 20-year-old is legal, but the next state can have an age of consent of 17 or 18 and now qualifies the same trial as legal rape. as soon as he crosses the state border.
In short, there is no universally defined age for adulthood in the United States. The age of majority is different from the age of consent, at which a person can legally consent to sexual intercourse. The age of majority also differs from other legal age groups, including voting age, driving age, and marriage age. I`m 17 and I`ll be 18 in about 7-8 months and my mom tells me that even though I`m 18, I won`t be able to move on my own until I`m 21. I wanted to know if she could do it and, if not, what I should do. In most states, there is no single age at which a person can agree, but consent varies depending on the minimum age of the youngest party, the minimum age of the oldest party, or age differences. Some states have a uniform age of consent. [58] Thirty U.S. states have age difference laws that legalize sexual activity if the ages of both participants are close to each other,[113] and these laws are often referred to as “Romeo and Juliet laws.” [108] Other states have measures that reduce sentences when both parties are close to each other in old age, and others offer a positive defense when both parties are close in old age. [113] Although state laws differ with respect to the general age of consent and age differences, it is common for people in the United States to assume that sexual activity with someone under the age of 18 constitutes legal rape.
[108] I am 16 years old. I was expelled from school and I am looking for my GED. I live alone. I wish I didn`t have so much stress in my life at such a young age. I don`t have anyone who cares about my well-being. I`m lost and forgotten and I don`t know what to do? However, if any of the following applies, the age of consent is 18: The age of consent increases to 18 if the older partner – who is at least 18 years old – is the younger person`s parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian, or if the older partner holds or holds a position of authority over the younger person. This does not apply to minors aged 16 or 17, provided that the older partner is less than three years older and is not the parent, step-parent, adoptive parent or legal guardian of the younger person. Section 1317 defines a position of authority as “an employer, youth leader, scout leader, coach, teacher, counselor, school administrator, religious leader, physician, nurse, psychologist, guardian, babysitter, or substantially similar position, and a police officer or probation officer, unless the officer exercises custody control over a person under 18 years of age.” @anon101676: Where is your brain? What made you want to get pregnant when you`re only 15 years old? And your parents say you`re okay with being with a 21-year-old? Otherwise, he can go to jail for raping a 15-year-old girl and will also be a pedophile.
Yes, it`s legal, your mother has all the rights and say because you are under 18! {Chapter 117, 18 U.S.C. 2422(b)} prohibits the use of the United States Postal Service or other interstate or foreign means of communication, such as telephone calls or use of the Internet, to persuade or incite a minor (defined as under the age of 18 throughout the chapter) to engage in a criminal sexual act. The law must be illegal under federal or state law to be charged with a 2422(b) felony, and can even be applied to situations where both parties reside in the same state but use an instant messaging program whose servers are located in another state. [117] In the United States, you can throw your children out on the street at age 18, but if they pay rent, you must send them legal documents stating that they will be evicted. To the guy with the 18-year-old son who says he doesn`t play by the rules. c`mon. He is 18 years old and reaching his best years. He has the right to stay out as long as he wants, and he has the right to do what he wants (within the law) and he has the right to go wherever he wants. To be honest, he doesn`t have to follow your rules and you don`t have to let him live with you. It`s your decision, but I`m not telling you to kick him out.
I tried to persuade my parents to let me live with him and his family. But they just don`t want to. Is there a way out legally? And the 27-year-old is dating the 17-year-old, it depends on the state you live in. In most states, the age of consent is 16, 17 or some sort of age law. That doesn`t mean it`s completely wrong and disgusting for you to have sex with a 17-year-old. OK, I`m 17 and I`ll be 18 in 11 months. I live with my father and mother-in-law and we fight constantly, I want to move.
