Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

13 yr old wants to live with father

How old does a child have to be in order to choose which parent they can live with?


Asked on 4/24/07, 4:52 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys

Re: 13 yr old wants to live with father

Old enough to make his reasonable preferences known to the judge. The judge will then decide if this is in the child's best interest.

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Answered on 4/25/07, 3:05 pm
Johm Smith tom's

Re: 13 yr old wants to live with father

It just depends on their maturity level and 13 is usually old enough.

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Answered on 4/24/07, 9:11 pm


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