Legal Question in Family Law in California
I am 19 yrs old and my boyfriend is 17. I am pregnant. Will i get in trouble if we put his name on the birth certificate?
Asked on 2/23/11, 9:12 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
PATRICK MCCRARY
PATRICK MCCRARY
The answer is probably not. California law is as follows:
261.5. (a) Unlawful sexual intercourse is an act of sexual intercourse accomplished with a person who is not the spouse of the perpetrator, if the person is a minor. For the purposes of this section, a "minor" is a person under the age of 18 years and an "adult" is a person who is at least 18 years of age.
(b) Any person who engages in an act of unlawful sexual
intercourse with a minor who is not more than three years older or three years younger than the perpetrator, is guilty of a misdemeanor.
Frankly, it is rarely prosecuted.
Good Luck, Pat McCrary
Answered on 2/24/11, 7:20 am