is it legal for a 16 year old girl to be pregnant by an 18 year old guy in

[alex]

the state of california? my gf is 16 n will be 17 in 3months and im 18 so basicaly im 1 year older than her. and now she is pregnant by me. so is that legal and can her parents take any action towards me i mean put me to jail or anything. even thou the girl is happy with me and wants to move out with me. so my question is does the parent still have the right to put me in jail by law or no.
and her parents doesnt like me at all, what you think is best for me to do.
thanks alot to all u guys answering this Q
i would really apreciated, because im really going throu a tuf tim right now

[Jenna I]

it's illegal.
you should have figured that out before having sex with her.
good luck.

[Pheobette]

I hope they lock you away, you shouldn't have sex and not know the consequences beforehand.

[i<3jonas]

romeo- and- juilet it

[Mr Curious]

it's only a year. but the law is vast and you could be in jail for something else. Capone was put away for tax evasion.

[christy]

Totally illegal!! It's called stagatory rape

[vimesfan01]

An 18 year old having sex with anyone UNDER 18 is statutory rape.

And yes, that is against the law. Her parents have every right to put you away.

[Kendra.]

Well since she's pregnant, that pretty much makes her an adult. Her parents can press charges against you because thats statuatory rape. I believe you were both willing but parents see this differently. Keep your head up. Get a job, take care of her, be supportive of her, save your money and maybe even go to some parenting class's with her. Try showing her and her parents that your putting forth some effort, maybe that'll make things easier for you and them.

[dutchlady]

And your gf isn't going through a tough time right now? Typical male reaction. Keep your d*** where it belongs and you won't have to go through a tough time, and neither will your gf.
As to your question, yes it is illegal, in California and other states. It is called statuatory rape, which means she wanted it as much as you did, but she is below the age of consent. In other words, just because her body looks mature, her brain and emotions aren't yet. A mother at 16, come on now, what were you both thinking?
The best thing to do is be a man of honor and do what ever the parents want you to do...stay away from her, pay child support, whatever. You have no bargaining tools, my man, so don't think acting tough and taking her into your home is the answer. You made a mistake, fess up and do the right thing. Be a father to the child, and keep in touch if the parents keep you away, so that in time the child will know you as a decent man and father. But in the meantime, stop asking what the paents rights are? Their daughter, your gf, is a CHILD, and they are the parents. Do you want your child to go against you when she is older because somebody has a hard on? I think not.
So, in a sentence, do the right thing, stop making excuses and suffer the consequences, whatever they are. Hopefully you and your gf will learn from this. Oh, and yes, stop by the drug store and buy some condoms.

[mande95747]

You need to understand how the law works.
You did break a law by having sex with a minor.
It's irrelevant what her parents or her, or anyone else thinks, the government says you can't do it, so you in fact, broke the law.

Anyone at all can tell on you for this, including obviously her parents.
It's not illegal for an underage girl to have a baby. So the baby issue is a hole separate problem you have, and it's a big one.

I would suggest thinking not just of this girl moving out to be with you, but marrying her.
You need to absolutely in every way, win favor with her parents, (if that's even possible), which is going to entail showing them you are 100% a responsible adult, ready to be there in a substantial, REAL way to their daughter and their soon-to-be grandchild, not just symbolic speak of "oh, i'm really there for her" They're going to want to hear what you are going to DO about this, not just talk..
This involves being able to financially support her and a baby, which is about 10 times more expensive than what you are thinking it is, and will be forevermore.
This is a BIG situation you have stumbled into, my friend, and will take serious, adult, precise and accurate decisions on your part, to keep out of jail, and I'm not kidding.
If you do the teeniest, tiniest thing to piss off her parents, they absolutely have you by the balls, so no arguing about anything whatsoever with them.
It's "yes sir" and "yes maam" for you, or you are going to be royally screwed for a very long time.

But keep in mind, this has been happening since the beginning of history.
If you really step up, and be a REAL man and take complete responsibility, it can work out, but your childhood days are over. This is serious.