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    My question involves criminal law for the state of: New Jersey

    Im 15 and i'm in a relationship with a 17 year old. He's turning 18 in 2 months and i'm turning 16 (which is the legal age of parental consent in NJ) in 11 months. During the time when hes 18 and im not 16 yet is our relationship illegal? Would is be considered a sex offense if we kiss or anything during that time as well? And can parental consent be given by a non custodial parent?

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    Default Re: Relationship Between Adult and Minor

    the only thing I am going address is the very last question.


    a parent cannot give permission for another person to break the law by engaging in an illegal relationship with their child, whether they have custody or not.

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    Under NJ's laws, if he is over 18 and you are under 16, YES, it is a sexual offense if you have any kind of sexual contact. Sexual contact is not just intercourse - it can include a considerable amount leading up to it. Exactly where the line gets drawn is situation specific.

    To be safe, don't do anything that you wouldn't do in the front pew of the church on Christmas morning with your parents sitting in the row behind you, and you should be just fine.

    BTW, even after you are 16, your parents CAN prevent you from having any sexual dealings with him. (Or any dealings at all.) The fact that the state won't throw him in jail doesn't mean that your parents cease to have control over what you do.

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    Sorry CBG. As long as the "victim" is over 13, and the age difference is under 4 years, it's not criminal sexual contact in NJ.

    There's no "age of parental consent," the "age of consent" is 16 where the child is assumed to be able to make the decision as to consensual sex on their own.

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    I think you would be best to have him talk to a local lawyer in your state.

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    You're right, Ron, sorry. I misread it to say that if BOTH parties were under 18.

    And I didn't say there was an age of parental consent. I said that as long as she is a minor, it doesn't matter if it's legal or not; mom and dad can still say no.

    Which still applies here. BF may not go to jail for a sex offense, but that doesn't mean mom and dad have no say in what Princess here gets to do.

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