Is it legal for a pregnant 17-year-old from California to fly to Georgia with her 21-year-old boyfriend to get married?

Answer 1

Honestly if your 21 yo bf flies you to Georgia he could get charges with delicuency of a minor. This might help you here is the Marriage recuierments for Georgia: If you are 16 or 17 years old, you may apply if accompanied by both parents who have given written consent. If the bride is pregnant, no parental consent is required if you submit a statement from a licensed physician certifying that the bride is pregnant. I don't recomend you getting pregnent down the line you might regret it because it is a huge step and so is marriage. I'm not trying to tell you not to get married or try it I'm just informing you. I'm trying myself to get married to my 21yo bf. So Good Luck!

AnswerBasically you�re playing with fire here. It is very possible that he could get into trouble for taking you across state lines. I don't know CA law in that respect but most states do have laws about 'enticing a minor' 'contributing to the delinquency of minor' or something to that effect. Also, you need to keep in mind that in CA the age of sexual consent is 18, so as far as the state is concerned this young man has committed a crime. If you marry in GA, then they will send a notice to your parents of the marriage. If the marriage upsets your parents badly enough, then they might decide to report him to the District Attorney's Statutory Rape Vertical Prosecution Unit. Yes, CA has set up a special unit to handle these crimes. In the past few years CA has really increased prosecution of these men. Why? In large part because CA has the highest rate of teenage pregnancy in the entire U.S. and it puts a big drain on their welfare system. This is their answer to helping to get it under control. The point is, the crime was committed in CA, and therefore they can choose to prosecute. The fact that you are now married will make no difference in regard to these charges. And they could even tack on more charges for him taking you across state lines. If going out of state to get married will upset your parents enough for them to report him, then you might want to reconsider. You sound like a very mature young lady, so make sure you think this through before you do anything. You know your parents well enough to guess how they're going to react.