What can I do to prevent my mom from pressing charges on my 18 year old boyfriend?

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by Grant St. Jullian III

September 7, 2016

Asked 8/31/2016 – McAllen, TX

I’m 17 and pregnant my mother wants to press charges on my 18 year old boyfriend, is there any way to prevent the charges? Can I get married at 17 and being pregnant? In Texas

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You cannot prevent anyone from filing an incident report with the police; it is up to the detective assigned to the case to determine if criminal charges will be filed. In the situation you describe, I wouldn’t worry about it. You must be 18 in the State of Texas to marry without parental consent. Pregnancy will not prohibit a marriage.

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Grant St. Jullian III

Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering – 1979 Univ. of Pennsylvania
Doctor of Jurisprudence 1982 University of Texas @ Austin
Licensed by the Supreme Court of Texas since 1982.

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