Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

If my boyfriend is 19 and I am 15 and recently found out I am pregnant, can he put his name on the birth certificate or will the state still press charges even though our parents are concentual to us dating?,


Asked on 4/01/12, 11:04 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys

Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

The state can prosecute him for having sex with a minor. They probably will NOT. They have bigger fish to fry.

Parents cannot give someone permission to commit a felony.

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Answered on 4/02/12, 10:42 am


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