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		<title>Can Minors Engage in Consensual Sex With an Adult?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 22 Jan 2011 02:15:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am 18 and my boyfriend is 16. Recently we were told that I could go to jail for having sex with my boyfriend because he is under age, despite having been together for some time and his parents knowing.  Is this true?]]></description>
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		<title>Do I Need Parental Consent to Date Someone Over 21 if I am Under the Age of 18?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Nov 2008 15:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am a 16 year old living in Massachusetts, can I date a 22 year old without parental consent?]]></description>
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		<title>What are the Legal Ramifications of Taking a Child into my Home While her Mother is Ill?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Sep 2007 15:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Minors' Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[What are the legal implications of taking care of a 9 year old girl while her mother battles cancer? I am the girl's teacher and her mother has written a letter saying she trusts me to watch her daughter until she is well enough to take care of her again.  This way her daughter will not miss school and does not have to leave the state to go with her relatives during this time. Should I get the letter notarized?]]></description>
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		<title>My Son is Being Charged with Criminal Charges for Protecting Himself, What can we Do?</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 18 Jul 2007 15:00:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Criminal Law]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Minors' Rights]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am in dire need of an answer regarding my son.  He was drinking (age 19) with another person (age 26) who furnished the alcohol.  At some point in the night, the other person became irate, aggitated, etc and my son feared for his life.  He, unfortunately, grabbed a baseball bat and hit the other person twice breaking his arm.  My son was arrested for aggravated assault and has a 10K bond and looking at 6 months to 20 years for this. We have filed charges against the other person for contributing to a minor.  Where does the "Castle Doctrine" come into place here?  My son was scared for his life and felt the need to protect himself but is being charged as a criminal.]]></description>
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		<title>I&#8217;m 18 and Living with an Abusive Parent, If I Leave can I Take my Younger Siblings with me?</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Dec 2006 15:00:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I am 18 years old and live with my mother and younger siblings.  My father died earlier in the year and he was our primary caregiver. Now my father is dead and we are living with this woman that screams at us all the time.  I don't want to leave and leave them with her.  I would like to take at least 2 brothers with me. Ages 16 (3/07) and a 9 year old that she screams at all the time.  Is there any way I can get custody of them. ]]></description>
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		<title>In Florida, Can A 17 Year Old File For Emancipation Without Parental Consent?</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Oct 2006 15:00:56 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Michael Durgavich, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Does a 17 year old have the legal right to make the decision not to live with her parents without her parents consent,  in the State of Florida?]]></description>
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		<title>Can a Minor with a Baby Get Married Without Their Parents&#8217;  Consent?</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 25 Feb 2006 16:09:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anne P. Mitchell, Esq.</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Emancipation]]></category>
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