Legal Question in Criminal Law in Florida

Re: 16/22y/o relationship

Yes.

Re: 16/22y/o relationship

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The 16 year old has no problem dating. The bigger question is can she she date a 22 year old and the law frowns upon this. Under Florida law, the 22 year old could have some serious problems if the relationship goes beyond simply dating into any form of physical interaction between the two. It is usually other family members who are upset with the relationship who turn the adult into the police and not the minor.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.