if a guy gets a girl pregnant, and they are underage..?

Question

will they be sent away to a juvy center?
what if they have absolutely no record, and is a good kid who made a mistake, and is willing to take responsiblility?

what are the conditions under which they will be sent away?

the boy is fourteen, almost fifteen.
and the girl is fifteen and a half.
pennsylvania.

Answer 1

The law in the U.S. is a very loose one. If the parents on both sides are willing to come to an understanding, and the male involved doesn't skimp responsibility then the judge most likely will grant supervised custody. Supervised meaning that an inspector comes every week for some time to make sure the baby isn't in a chaotic enviornment.
If the male is significantly older than the female and it was a date-rape kind of ordeal, then good kid or bad kid, he's doing time.
If a parent of either side wants to press charges against the male, and they present a good point, then it is possible to send the male to juvy.
If they are both just under 18; 17 , 17 & a half, etc; the law works in their favor most of the time because they will be considered adults even at that time.
When it comes to it, however, it comes down to the kind of life style the baby will be subject to. If child services sees the young family's milieu as an unhealthy one, they have the right to take said baby away. Even if the young parents think they're ready.

Answer 2

It’s impossible to answer this without knowing where you live and how old the parties involved are. It certainly IS possible for a minor to be charged with statutory rape for having sex with another minor. And it doesn’t matter at all if the parents want/don't want to press charges. It’s not the parents that press charges, it’s the state. A parent does not have the right to give their child or their child’s boyfriend/girlfriend permission to break the law and they do not have the right to determine rather or not charges will be pressed in a case of statutory rape.

EDITED TO ADD THIS AFTER YOU ADDED ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

In the state of PA, persons who are 14 and 15 are both under the age of sexual consent. However, there would not be grounds for a statutory rape charge in this situation (although I’m not going to bother explaining why). Would there be other charges that would apply, such as child molestation? I don’t know. There may be. But by the way, who’s the older party here? The female. So, she’s the one who really should be worried. The law doesn’t apply to males only and it’s normally the older party who’s held responsible (although, it's sometimes possible for both parties to be charged).

At the very least, you can expect the authorities will be notified (some people such as teachers, doctors, etc are required by law to report it) and social services will be investigating. You’re talking about 2 KIDS who aren’t even old enough drive and can’t work more than a few hours a day due to child labor laws, so how are they going to provide for a child (medical expenses, shelter, utilities, food, diapers, clothing, daycare--so you can attend school, which you are required by law to do--etc, etc)? So my suggestion--talk REAL NICE to your parents and hope they'll agree to help you, because they aren't required by law to provide anything for your child.

Answer 3

So long as both kids are underage and one is not mentally impared (naturally or by drug or alcohol), then it's just one of those things that shouldn't have happened. It is just going to have to be dealt with the best it can, but there is no legal ramifications as far as punishments. That is assuming of course there was no rape or unwanted actions taking place.

Answer 4

Not unless the parents press charges and if they do you could be arrested which happened to a friend of my son's. If they don't then consider yourself Lucky but be prepared because the rest of your lives will be changed. As soon as you turn 18 be prepared to pay child support and it's not cheap. But before then contribute as you can to clothes, diapers, baby food, doctor appts, shots etc. Good Luck

Answer 5

Depends on the ages. It can be considered Statuatory Rape if the girl is under a certain age. That age does vary from state to state.

Answer 6

If ''they meaning both'' are underage, nothing will happen to the boy! However, the parents have to know so they can figure out what is going to happen with the baby

Answer 7

No. They won't get sent away. They both need to figure out what is best for them and for the baby and discuss it with their parents.

Answer 8

they won't be sent to juvy the parents will have to firgue out how they'll take care of the baby

Answer 9

if both are minors, no one will get sent away. that only happens if he is of age and she isn't. even then, they don't always go to jail but if they do, it's as an adult.

Answer 10

LOL! No not if they are both underage. But now it's time to grow up and take responsibility.