What is the name of your state? Tennessee
I'm asking this for my father-in-law and sister-in-law. My sister in law, who is 16 (17 on May 1st) Has been seeing a 26 year old, with parental consent, for a year and a half. DCS caught wind of it, and have mailed a letter to my father in law threatening charges of neglect.
Father in Law and Mother in Law have agreed to sign for them to get married.
Will it still be considered neglect if they are married, due to the four year statutory rape laws in TN, or will the marriage nullify that since it is legal? Can my father in law still get in trouble for letting them see each other prior to the marriage, after the fact?
Thanks for your help!
I'm asking this for my father-in-law and sister-in-law. My sister in law, who is 16 (17 on May 1st) Has been seeing a 26 year old, with parental consent, for a year and a half. DCS caught wind of it, and have mailed a letter to my father in law threatening charges of neglect.
Father in Law and Mother in Law have agreed to sign for them to get married.
Will it still be considered neglect if they are married, due to the four year statutory rape laws in TN, or will the marriage nullify that since it is legal? Can my father in law still get in trouble for letting them see each other prior to the marriage, after the fact?
Thanks for your help!
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