I'm 17 and live in the sate of Maryland my boyfriend\ baby father is 36 we have been together over a year.

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16 is the age of consent in Maryland so far anyone I have talked to said we are legal to date and have a baby. Note:I'll be 8 months in 2weeks on Wednesday. We are nervous about breaking the news about who the father is to my family. Is there anything legally they can do to separate us?

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Bradley Shepherd ·
STOP POSTING ON ! The situation you described could absolutely result in a statutory rape conviction against the father. Both of you need to get separate attorneys to help advise you how to move forward. This is a public forum and nothing you say is confidential here. Get attorneys now!
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Mark Oakley ·
So long as your relationship with your boyfriend prior to dating was not student/teacher or some other situation where he had authority or supervision over you, and your sexual relations did not occur before your sixteenth birthday, then I do not see a crime. While it is possible to speculate about a possible legal action filed by your parents to try and keep you two separated, it is questionable whether there would be any legal basis for success. I suppose they could argue that you need to be placed under guardianship for some mental or emotional reason, but they would need to prove a basis.
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