Law for dating minors

Is It Illegal to Date a Minor?

Posted on April 3, As long as the relationship is not sexual , it is generally not illegal merely to date a minor. If the relationship is sexual or involves any sexual contact, the ages of the parties will matter. So will where they live , as each state has. It is generally not illegal to be in a non-sexual relationship with a minor. There is no law forbidding going to the movies or out to dinner with a minor. However, just because it is not illegal to date someone underage does not mean that everything in the relationship is permissible.

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The value of working with the Spodek Law Group is that we treat each and every client like a member of our family. Dating a minor is a tricky situation. There are a lot of legal and ethical concerns, and the laws vary quite a bit depending on where you live. In general, though, an adult dating a minor is frowned upon and in many cases illegal.

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For example, the size of the age gap matters. Dating someone older can seem exciting and the age gap might not feel like an issue. But it can bring up different questions and worries. Two people with a big age gap will likely be at very different life stages and want different things.

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Age of Consent

If you are in a sexual relationship with someone under that age, you may be at risk of being charged with statutory rape or other crimes. A conviction on these charges can lead to prison time and possibly lifetime identification as a sex offender. Even if a defendant is also a minor , they can be charged with statutory rape, depending on how many years older they are than the alleged victim. Crimes related to the age of consent can sometimes seem confusing, especially if the alleged victim consented to the activity or was even a longtime boyfriend or girlfriend of the defendant.

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