Can you almost have a miscarriage? what does that entail?

Your male friend needs to talk to a lawyer, and fast! I'm not sure about a fathers rights, but I think the better question would be is if he truly thinks the child should be put up for adoption, what he can do about it. I would definitely get a paternity test, because why deal with the inherent problems of this whole mess if you don't have to.

And it also sounds like it isn't just "to remember him by" but a way of controlling him. Also, hard as it may sound, if she were intent on pressing for child support, she may just find herself in jail. Girls can have statutory rape charges brought up against them to, not just boys.

So she better think long and hard about the whole thing. Have either of them talked to their parents? It's not like they will be able to continue to hide it.

And for that matter, are they even sure she IS pregnant? IKD, but it sounds seriously screwy to me.

Well it will all vary from state to state in the united states. First of all he will have an opportunity to bring up a paternity case to verify he is the father. If so when he turns 18 he could be responsible for child support.

Until then he is a minor and unless it is brought against his parents he cannot be held responsible by law. Most states determine child support based on how much each parent makes and how much time is spent with the child between the parents. So if she makes significantly more or he doesn't have a job it becomes harder for the state to make a child support order.

But if they do and he refuses to pay it that is when they can garnish wages or send him to jail. If he has a court order it is usually until the child turns 18 and graduates high school, whichever comes last. The payments are based on how much he makes and the living costs of the child.

If he makes less they can adjust payments to fit his budget, if you get where I'm going with this, etc.

I cant really gove you an answer,but what I can give you is a way to a solution, that is you have to find the anglde that you relate to or peaks your interest. A good paper is one that people get drawn into because it reaches them ln some way.As for me WW11 to me, I think of the holocaust and the effect it had on the survivors, their families and those who stood by and did nothing until it was too late.