Can I as a 30 year old male get in trouble with the law in California for just kissing a girl who is 16 years old?

Frankly, you can get in trouble for breathing in the wrong circumstances. Why chance it? People think that where there is smoke there is fire....

Sneaking around dating a minor is asking for trouble, a minefield as Atty. Williams aptly put it. If you want a long-term relationship with this...

A man I married lied about his age and never told me the truth what should I do

It might be grounds for an annulment or divorce. It is not generally a crime unless somehow done for financial gain.

Can you go to jail for self defense?

In Wisconsin, and I suspect most states, there is a big difference between hitting back and self-defense. You can go to jail for doing nothing...

Can I date an 18 year old as a 15 year old?

Dating is not regulated by law. Sexual conduct is. - Holding hands = not a problem - Going to movies or out to eat or on a picnic = not a...

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Iowa. A close-in-age exception to statutory rape is provided when the...

If you are over the legal age of consent, it is not statutory rape. That does not mean that it is legal or wise. Dating is not regulated by law....

What will happen if a 19 year old had sex with a 15 year old ? What would be the consequences?

See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ages_of_consent_in_the_United_States#Texas I guess the real question is what will happen when they are caught?...

I am 16 and turning 17 in December and i am in a relationship with a guy who is 27 .. will my parents will accept him ?

We are lawyers, not soothsayers. We do not know your parents. If I were you, I would expect some resistance from them. Dating is not regulated...

I have a former client on the sex offender registry and on 15 years probation for online role-playing with a minor? He barely avoided...