Posted on 09/23/2009 4:45:19 PM PDT by george76
A court in Columbus was supposed to take up one of the matters involving Rifqa today, but a magistrate judge decided Monday to set both cases -- a criminal case and a dependency case -- for a hearing Oct. 27, said Ohio lawyer Kort W. Gatterdam.
Gatterdam is representing Rifqa in the criminal matter. That case was prompted by a filing by Rifqa's father, Mohamed Bary, asking a judge to declare his daughter incorrigible for repeatedly being disobedient.
Gatterdam said he filed a motion to dismiss that case this morning.
In the mean time, Rifqa, 17, remains in Florida.
A hearing in Orange County juvenile court Monday brought more questions about her case than resolutions.
The teen said she feared her Muslim family would harm or kill her because of her conversion to Christianity.
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If they keep delaying, she will be 18 and this will no longer be an issue.
When is her birthday?
I think the age of majority in Ohio is 19.
That doesn’t make any sense.
It was lowered from 21 to 18 according to this website.
http://answers.uslegal.com/questions.php?q=13105
If you check out this website, you’ll find that PA is 21. In most states it is 18.
I don’t see how any state could be higher than 18. By that reckoning in PA, that means someone who is an adult (over 18) would have to seek parental permission, for example, to either enter into contracts or even to join the military since “under state law”, they would be considered a minor. Something doesn’t seem right.
That’s the way it is. Read the questions and answers on the website regarding the age of majority in certain states. Indiana is also 21.
Most states were 21 until the 1970’s. In NJ it was 18 for girls, 21 for boys to get married without parental permission. That was changed in the 70’s when the state changed the state voting laws and permitted 18 year olds to drink. I think the age is slowly creeping up regarding some laws. It is illegal for 18 and under in NJ to purchase cigarettes. The reason laws like this pass is that kids don’t vote and the politicians know that.
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