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    Default My 16-Year-Old Daughter Refuses to Come Home

    My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Can my 16yr old daughter seriously just refuse to come home and run around in the next town and date a 20yr old adult legally

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    Default Re: My 16yr Old Daughter Refuses to Come Home

    What state?

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    Default Re: My 16yr Old Daughter Refuses to Come Home

    Of course not.

    Call the cops. See if they'll pick her up as a runaway. Take out a restraining order against the boyfriend.

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    Default Re: My 16yr Old Daughter Refuses to Come Home

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    My question involves juvenile law in the State of: Can my 16yr old daughter seriously just refuse to come home and run around in the next town and date a 20yr old adult legally
    Laws vary by state. What the police can do will depend on the state you are in, and what is actually going on. There is a difference between being a runaway and you not knowing where she is, and her not coming home on time and cavorting with a boy you don't like.

    And there is no state where a minor DATING an adult is a crime. Provided that the dating consists of little more than being in each other's company and is absent unlawful sexual acts or encouraging other criminal acts. Not to mention that in some states the age of consent is 16.

    The name of your state and the details will matter.

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