Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

Why does a victim have to pay?

My son got a girl pregnant when he was 15 years old. She was 16 at the time. According to FL law, this was lewd and lacvious acts on a child. We lived in FL at the time and are now in TN. If my son was not at the age of conscent and is recognized as a child in FL and the Dept. of Revenue was aware a crime was committed, why is he being forced to pay child support. What about equal protection? In our constitution, I always thought a victim cannot continue to be victimized. This is just a short beginning to this story. This girl did use entrapment to get pregnant. He does not want to ever hear from her and wants to move on with his life. We are not dead beats. If this case was reversed, this would be a everyday occurence, but it is not when a boy is the victim. Please advise.


Asked on 12/28/06, 9:36 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Marc Reisman Rosenblum & Reisman, P.C.

Re: Why does a victim have to pay?

I do not know the answer to your question and in fact do not really understand it. However, I really think you need to contact a Florida criminal law attorney. You have stated that "According to FL law, this was lewd and lacvious acts on a child." Not being a criminal law attorney I can not tell you whether that is true or not. But I would be very surprised if a 15 year old can be guilty of "lewd and lascivious acts on a child" where the act was consensual and the "child" was older than the "offender." That makes no sense to me. Please contact a criminal defense attorney to discuss this further.

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Answered on 12/29/06, 11:28 am


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