Can a 17 and 21 year old date?

Can a 17 and 21 year old date?

Shouse Law Group » California Blog » Criminal Defense » Can a 21 year old date a 17 year old in California? Yes, so long as the relationship is not sexual. If they have sexual intercourse, the 21-year-old can face criminal charges for statutory rape if they are not married.

Can a 17 and 20 year old date?

It is not illegal to date a minor (person under 18 years old), but it is illegal to have sexual relations with a minor. So you can date, but the safest approach is to wait for any sexual contact until the 17 year old is 18.

Can a 17 and 22 year old date?

A: It’s legal for anyone to “date” anyone else. The law is not concerned with dating, but is concerned with sex. It is technically legal for a 22 year old to have a sexual relationship with a 17 year old; however, it still not a good idea. First, a 17 year old is still a minor.

Is it weird for a 20 year old to date a 18 year old?

If both parties are adults, and both parties are good with it, it’s no one else’s business to judge the relationship, or to say it’s “weird”. From my perspective, not only is this particular case not weird, it’s absolutely, totally normal, and there are probably millions of such relationships.

Is it legal to date a 18 when your 17?

California – The age of consent in California is 18. It is illegal for anyone to engage in sexual intercourse with a minor (someone under the age of 18), unless they are that person’s spouse. California employs a tiered system where the greater the difference in age, the greater the penalty.

Can a 18 year old legally date a 30 year old?

What is the “age of consent” in California? 18 years of age. Under California law, a person must be at least 18 years of age in order legally to have sex with another person to whom he or she is not married.

Is an 18 year old dating a 15 year old wrong?

There’s not really anything illegal about the 18 year old ‘dating’ a 15 year old. However, it gets to be a legal problem if ‘dating’ means ‘having sexual relations. ‘ If you are having sex with this 18 year old guy, then he is committing a felony offense that could make him a sex offender.

Is it weird for a 17 year old to date a 19 year old?

No, of course not. It’s a two year age gap and that 17 year old is a year or less from being an adult anyway. This doesn’t make that age difference morally wrong, but it’s possible to get in trouble if the laws where they live don’t allow for 17 year-olds to have sex with 18+ year-olds.

Is 17 and 20 a big age difference?

The difference of where a 17 year old child and a 20 year old adult are in life, maturity and experiences is HUGE. No. It is if 18 is the age you become legal. If you are 20, you should not date someone who is still considered by law to be a child or minor.

What’s the youngest a 19 can date?

This rule states that by dividing your own age by two and then adding seven you can find the socially acceptable minimum age of anyone you want to date. So if you’re a 24-year-old, you can feel free to be with anyone who is at least 19 (12 + 7) but not someone who is 18.

Can someone over 18 sleep with someone under 18?

There aren’t any laws around being in a non-sexual relationship where one person is under 18 and the other over. Once you turn 16 it’s not illegal for someone to have sex with you no matter how old they are.

Is it bad for a 17 year old to date a 15 year old?

2 attorney answers People of any age can date each other. If either of them are under age their parents have to agree to the dating. It is never illegal to date with parental approval. However, each state has their own rules about sex and intercourse so as long as there is…

Is it OK for a 19 year old to date a 14 year old?

It’s not fair to either the fourteen year old or the nineteen year old. There is such a difference between even the most mature fourteen year old and your average nineteen year old. Maturity. Any nineteen year old who goes after fourteen year olds is probably not someone you want to be dating.

How much of an age gap is OK?

According to the rule, you divide your age by two and then add seven to calculate the “socially acceptable” minimum age for a partner. For example, if you’re 32, you can date someone as young as 23 while remaining in the realm of “socially acceptable,” according to the calculation.

Is 20 too old for a 16 year old?

There’s an old joke rule of thumb; you can date someone younger than you if they’re at least half your age plus seven. So using that formula, a 20 year old, (20÷2)+7, could date a 17 year old.

Can a 21 year old date a 14 year old?

They should not date a 14 year old because of the risk of, among other things, statutory rape. The pictures are also potentially subject to criminal charges if they reveal any nudity.

Is it weird for a 20 year old to be friends with a 15 year old?

Yes it’s absolutely fine, some teenagers can find a majority of their same aged peers annoying and immature due to the teen been mentally more advanced and mature than his peers who are the same age.

Is it weird for a 22 year old to be friends with a 16 year old?

Absolutely, be her good friend. Absolutely nothing wrong with a friendship as long as that’s how it stays for, say, the next two years. Once she’s 18 though, that’s a different question. Be careful though, if you let on that you like her a bit more than a friend, at 16, she will test this.

Can a 22 year old date a 15 year old?

3 attorney answers If dating includes sex (or any form of sexual activity) then the answer is yes – and parental approval is irrelevant. If you are under 16 then you may not lawfully engage in any sexual activity (not just intercourse) with anyone.

Can a 16 year old talk to a 21 year old?

It’s usually fine unless you engage in sexual activity. Depending on your location, age of consent varies by state. It’s a messy situation and if you want to keep the 21 year old from getting into trouble, keep the relationship clean. Otherwise, it’s fine.

Is a 16 year old dating a 21 year old wrong?

Generally, it is not illegal for these two to date. Of course, any sexual activity is considered statutory rape, but if there is no sexual aspect to their relationship, then they are probably fine. However, this is a fine line to walk for the 21 year old.

Can a 15 year old and a 21 year old date?

IMO, the answer is no. one: Legally, in the USA at least, the age of consent is 16 at minimum. That wasn’t true in the Old West, but it’s true now. A 21 year-old who has sex with a 15 year-old could easily get arrested for statutory rape.

Can a 27 year old date a 15 year old?

There are no laws that restrict who a person can or cannot date and sexual intercourse is not the only way in which the adult can violate the law by being with a minor. Any inappropriate touching can also get her in trouble, if she sends or asks for…