Q: I am 17 years old(turn 18 in January) my girlfriend is 15(since June) if we ran away in Tennessee would we get introuble
If we both was to write notes before we left and ran away.
A: YES. DO NOT DO IT. Even though you may think you are old enough to make these decisions, the law says you are not. Once you turn 18, YOU ( not your girlfriend ) are an adult, so you could be charged with a criminal offense ( contributing to the delinquency of a minor, - your girlfriend is only 15). She is too young to give "consent" to anything so you can be sure of one thing- it will only be WORSE if you run away. Whatever problems you are trying to avoid by running away will be worse if this happens. DON"T DO IT.
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