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Blog · February 17, 2016

If I am 17 and my Baby’s Father is 24 can he be arrested if he is on the birth certificate? ~ Chosen as “Best Answer” by Asker on AVVO ~ Call Michael A. Haber, Esq. @ 1-888-SHARK-8-1

Q:     Could my baby’s father get in trouble for signing our child’s birth certificate? Right now my baby’s father is 23 and I am 16.  But I am 6 weeks pregnant and will give birth in September.  At that time my baby’s father will be 24 && I’ll be 17.  Is this a problem?


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Answered . Strange as it may sound, in FL a 23 y/o can have consensual sex with a 16 y/o but a 24 y/o cannot have sex with a 16 or 17 y/o under any circumstances.

That said you may wish to look into the law of “emancipation”.

I hope that I have been helpful in answering your question.

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