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Costa Rican law 9406 makes it illegal for a person 18 years of age or older to have sexual relations with another person less than 15 years old if the older party is five or more years older than the minor. If the younger sexual partner is between 15 and 17 years old, the maximum age difference permitted is seven years.
(1) being 17 years of age or older, the offender engages in sexual penetration with a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender, or aids, induces, causes, or encourages a person who is 13, 14, or 15 years of age and at least four years younger than the offender to engage in sexual penetration ...
The law also makes it illegal for a 16- or 17-year-old to marry someone who is more than 7 years older than them. [119] The law passed the Utah House of Representatives 55 to 6, with 14 abstentions. It was described as a bipartisan effort, with a majority of Republicans, and all Democrats , voting in favor.
In June 2006, the Canadian government proposed a bill to raise the age of consent from 14 to 16 (in 1890, it was raised from 12 to 14), while creating a near-age exemption for sex between 14- and 15-year-olds and partners less than 5 years older, and keeping an existing near-age clause for sex between 12 and 13 year olds and partners less than ...
With parental consent, a person can marry at 17; however, one party cannot be more than four years older than the minor. [46] Texas [22] 18 16 [46] 17 Emancipated minors who are 16 or 17 years old can marry. [46] Utah [77] 18 16 18 With parental consent and judicial approval, a person can marry at 16. [78] Vermont [49] 18 16 Minors cannot marry ...
If one spouse earns much more than the other, it's smart for them to delay their benefits claim as long as possible until 70. The same is true if one spouse is much older than the other and likely ...
"Consent" of the minor and the use or absence of violence is not a criterion. If the other is minor, it is statutory rape. The maximum punishment depends on whether the victim is younger than 12 years (then it is up to 12 years' imprisonment) or older than 12 years (the imprisonment will be up to 8 years).
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