Custody?

[32piecesflair]

If a child is 16, do they have the right to choose who they live with in the case of a divorce or death of a parent?

[Kenn Hoekstra]

Children have no legal right to choose until the age of 18. However... If a child is a teenager and well spoken and able to convey to the judge why they would choose one way or the other, it can swing the decision.

See here:
www.childcustody.net/24.html (http://www.childcustody.net/24.html)

and here, for examples:
www.allisonlaw.com/faq/di...stody.html (http://www.allisonlaw.com/faq/divorce-custody.html)

--Kenn

www.kennhoekstra.com (http://www.kennhoekstra.com)