Legal Question in Family Law in Georgia

How old in the state of georgia must a child be to choose who they live with?


Asked on 8/17/10, 4:07 pm

2 Answers from Attorneys
Ralph Villani VILLANI LAW FIRM

14, however, the Court makes the final decision the 14-year-old minor just voices his/her choice and the Court has to rule the choice is in the minor's best interest (especially if the "other" parent objects or the environment and the live-in "friends" of the parent chosen is not in the child's best interest)

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Answered on 8/22/10, 4:18 pm
Glen Ashman Ashman Law Office also dba Glen Ashman Attorney

Actually 18.

At 14 a child can express a choice, but the court can, for cause, overrule it.

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Answered on 8/22/10, 5:27 pm


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