My friend is 17 and half her parents are very strickt about letting her out, what can she do about it ?
can she live with her BF ?
The age of consent in Switzerland is 16 , as specified by the Swiss Federal Criminal Code, Article 187(1). However, there exists a close in age exception if the difference between the ages of the participants is three years or less {Art 187(2)}.
There is no law that says she cannot go out, this just seems to be her parents wishes.
The age of consent is not the same thing so what is it you are trying to find out?
Can she go out with you or can she sleep with you? I guess in the eyes of the law both are possible but it might be at the cost of her relationship with her parents.
Wouldn't she be better sitting down with her parents and talking her relationship through with them, perhaps with you there? Best to keep all parties on side otherwise it might just sour your relationship with your girlfriend.
they are a bit conservative, they dont allow her to go out and they dont want her to have a boyfriend
You would be giving up a lot financially to move out of home at 17, especially as young adults are generally paid 'training wage' and expected to have the support of their parents.
Moving out at such a young age closes a lot of options, as needing to work and earn money would come before being able to study full-time and finish your education in the shortest number of years...
Not something I would recommend...
im just curious.
why do you state that there is an exception if the other "participant" is within three years age difference, and yet you mention that the girl is a year older than the legal age of consent. in that case the exception is irrelevant, no? unless you are a 14 year old boy?
Half your age plus 7.
is this a law ?
Talk to the other half,and hopefully she /he agrees with the first half
Yep.
Universal.
Reading your earlier thread from earlier this month perhaps you should aim to get yourself more settled and get some roots then perhaps it will be more realistic in your girlfriend's parent's eyes to give her some more freedom.
I thought that that was exactly what he was trying to do?
its a theory not a law
the guy is 23
he is not clearing the theory
but when he will be 50 and she will be 44.5
then this theory will pass them to be togather
make no sense
The legal issue is not her moving in with you, but her moving anywhere (i.e. changing her legal residence) without her parents' consent. As far as I know she can't do that until she's 18.
(Even then, I'd think long and hard. Better to be patient and see if you can bring her parents round...)
MathNut I was hoping you would complement Natasha's mathematical calculation and clear that one up for us all.... ;-) joking guys...
No, it makes plenty of sense because age is like a duvet. The more of it you have on both sides, the less it comes between you.
Now bad, later ok.
I was 14 when I met my husband...at that time it would have been unacceptable to my parents, me going into year 9 at school, him into university...
These days it's somewhat irrelevant...
I decided quite a number of things at the age of 16 and no one and nothing could have stopped me from carrying it out. I did receive a tough guideline though, I had to earn my own money, pay for all of my expenses and take responsibility for whatever I chose to do in all areas of life. I did just that, never looked back nor regretted the decision. But it was tough sometimes.
So according to that "law"
a 16 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 15 ( 1 year difference )
a 20 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 17 ( 3 years difference )
a 30 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 22 ( 8 years difference )
a 40 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 27 ( 13 years difference )
a 50 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 32 ( 18 years difference )
a 60 yo guy can't have a gf younger than 37 ( 23 years difference )
makes little sense,
...and I have been breaking the law for a long time ( and will keep breaking it .
when you love you don't count
So if I'm understanding you correctly, your parents did consent to let you do your own thing, and the law never became involved. That's lovely but I don't think it answers the OP's question: if his girlfriend decides to move in with him, and if her parents forbid it, whose side is the law on?
The answer to that is: her parents' side. At 18 she would be legally an adult; at 17 she would be a runaway minor.