Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

child decision maturity

How old do children need 2 b 2 decide which parent they want 2 live with n the state of fla


Asked on 7/03/09, 11:00 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Brent Rose The Orsini & Rose Law Firm

Re: child decision maturity

Eighteen. Florida law doesn't have an age at which kids can decide which parent they can live with. Judges will sometimes give the children's choices some weight, but if the do, it's rare and the kids have to be about 16 or 17, if then.

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Answered on 7/03/09, 11:17 pm


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