Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

Re: Legal Age To Chose

Not exactly.

If you file a petition for change of custody, he can express a choice in the case. The Judge generally will follow that choice by your son unless good cause is shown to disregard it.

Re: Legal Age To Chose

In the State of Georgia a child 14 years of age and older may choose which parents he or she wishes to live with, so long as taht parent is legally fit. In order to do this, there would need to be a petition to modify custody filed in the county which the child presently lives. Attached to that petition there should be an affidavit from the child indacting his or her election of which parent the child elects to live with. These cases usually are not complicated since the only gounds the court has to deny the child's election if there is evidence that the paret the child chooses to live with is unfit. "Unfit" is a pretty tough standard and hard to prove.

Re: Legal Age To Chose

You should consult with an attorney. You will need to file a petition to change custody, and since this may put your child in a very uncomfortable situation if his father wants to make a stink about the situation, you will need to discuss how to protect your child. The child's wishes will generall be honored unless the father can somehow show that you are an unfit parent.