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answered on Dec 6, 2014
What you are really asking here is whether a 20 year old can legally have sex with a 16 year old...RIGHT? First you're going to have to listen to my lecture...You need to let this young person grow up. Stay away from her. She's in HIGH SCHOOL, dude. You are either in college or... View More 
answered on Dec 2, 2014
OK, do you remember the difference between 'can' and 'may?' A 16 year old girl 'may' not move out of her house without her parents approval because the age of majority in Alabama is 19. A child is subject to the parent's authority until that time. Plus, a kid... View More
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answered on Dec 2, 2014
Well...he might get a fist in the mouth from the girl's father. 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... View More
I want to move back to Tennessee, but my parents say I have to wait until I am 19. Is that true even though I have graduated high school, have a full time job, and have a reliable vehicle?
answered on Aug 6, 2014
Your parents are correct. Until you are 19, you are not a whole person as far as the law is concerned in Alabama. You have to do what your parents tell you to do.
Lived here for a year, both can afford our own place just don't want to buy a place and his mom make us move back or separate us.
answered on Jun 25, 2014
What kind of an idiot mother would let her 16 year old child have his 20 year old girl friend move in with him!!?? Did you know that it was a felony offense for you to have sex with this kid if he was under 16 years old? If his mom let you move in, that would have made her an accomplice of yours.... View More
answered on Jun 13, 2014
Probably. First look at your written lease, if you have one. Your question makes it look like you don't have a written agreement. Without a written agreement you look to the statute. Alabama Code Section 35-9A-441(b) provides that "The landlord or the tenant may terminate a... View More
answered on Jun 3, 2014
Nope. You've got to be 19 to 'move out' in Alabama. Until that time, you belong to your parents. Sorry. Stay at home. Try to avoid conflict.
answered on May 28, 2014
If you live in Alabama, you are considered a child until your 19th birthday. So, as you seem to understand, your parents have the legal right to prohibit you from leaving home until that age. But why would you want to leave? Free room and board are pretty sweet! You'll be paying out a... View More
answered on May 7, 2014
Who works out of state? Who has custody of the kid? OK, well, here's the best I can do: The parent who has principal physical custody decides where the child sleeps at night. The 17 year-old cannot go stay with the non-custodial parent, no matter where the non-custodial parent lives, over... View More
My 17 year old son is on juvenile probation for truancy. He wants to withdraw from school and get his GED. His probation officer says he has to stay enrolled in school. If not on probation, he would legally be able to drop out. Can they really prevent him from getting his GED if he has his... View More
answered on Apr 15, 2014
It's a bad idea to pick a fight with the probation officer. If your son is on probation and the probation officer tells him that, as a condition of his probation he must stay enrolled in school, then it's best to stay in school. The probation officer has a number of tools in his kit... View More
answered on Jul 20, 2013
The age of majority is 19 in the State of Alabama. However, you can become emancipated at the age of 18 in some instances which gives you the rights as if you had already attained the age of majority.
answered on Jun 29, 2013
Most definitely. In Alabama, if an individual who is 16 or older has sex with an individual who is less than 16, this is statutory rape. In this instance, one would only have to contact either the sheriff's department, DHR, or even the District Attorney's office in the county which you... View More
answered on Jun 8, 2013
To answer your question -- you can sue for anything. Will he be successful? This is the one million dollar question. There are several factors that go into a case like this that would require you to consult an attorney. Alabama law requires that in order for there to be a modification in... View More
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