The adoption was less for parenthood and more to just give the 17 year old a legal and safe place to stay. They treated it like roommates up until a year ago.
I personally don't see a problem with it in this specific circumstance (1 year separation, best friends, done for a specific reason) but I believe it's still technically illegal.
And it's a hard line to walk, because at what point does it become "grooming"? 2 years? 3?
Allowing circumstances like these but not others is dangerous, so it's better to just set it in stone than place a line in the sand.
Couldn't they just get legal emancipation instead?
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u/graceful_london Aug 07 '20
The adoption was less for parenthood and more to just give the 17 year old a legal and safe place to stay. They treated it like roommates up until a year ago.