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Question: If your girlfriend is emancipated and you are over the age of 18 and she is 17 is she allowed to live with you?? Are you able to have sexual intercourse without any legal action?

Answer: She can live with you if she is emancipated. In AZ you have to be 18 to consent to sex.

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On 08/25/08
Mimi from CO said:
I WANTED TO GET EMANCIPATED BUT I ALSO HAVE A BOYFRIEND THAT LOVES ME AND WANTS TO MOVE IN WITH ME. MY MOTHER DOES NOT BUT ME SCHOOL SUPPLIES AND ALWAYS ACCUSES ME OF TAKING ME TO FOSTER CARE AND ALL THE BULL SNOGS. ANYWAYS, I WANTED TO KNOW IF I COULD GET EMANCIPATED AND LIVE WITH MY BOYFRIEND OR NOT.
On 01/23/08
krista from CA said:
well i am 34wks and 5days pregnant...and im in fostercare/called DCFS...people really dont realize it if the guy got u pregnant and does really want to be wit u and ur unborn son, they act stupid and assume things that they think that arent gonna happen...me and my babydaddy have been 2gether for 1yr. and 3months..we really want to be 2gether and im 16 hes 18 jus about 2yrs and 1 1/2 months 2gether...well u kno how im in foster care...my boyfriends mother is willing to take me in and everyone is sayin no...jus becuz they think im not goin to focus on my son..why wont they let me b wit him?????
On 11/08/07
from NC said:
I am 16 and my mom kicked me out bc she got pissed at me. And im staying with a friend now until me and my boyfriend can get a place. Were not finacial stable right now so my friends family is willing to take me in. I think its ridicolus and i dont want to get no one in trouble bc im happy were im at now.
On 08/24/06
Dee-Dee from CA said:
I just turned 16 and I have a baby thats 2 months old, my mother is never at home and her husband is verbally and physically abusive. My mother takes his said,she want put me in a school were I can take my baby to school with me, she want me to be dum like her and stay at home.I haven't been to school in two weeks .So I would like to Know if I can get enmancipation and stay with my auntie that is willing to let me stay with her until I can get my own place.If I can't get enmancipate how can I give my son to my auntie until I finish school with out my mother trying to get him from my auntie.
On 06/26/06
terry from AZ said:
Me and my boyfried have been together for 2 years i was 14 he was 17 when we meet his parents were agenst it for a long time. His dad and my dad had known each other for years. his friends made fun of him and did a lot of things to him that were worng. why cant people mind there own bisuness?
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