Legal Question in Family Law in Massachusetts

Re: Father Filing for Custody of 15 Year Old Son

You can certainly seek this. Please note that there is no set age at which a child decides who he or she will reside with. As a practical matter, though, children are known to "vote with their feet in this age group, and the Court understands that the parent "chosen" is often better than the streets.

At age 17, the Court loses authority over the child as a juvenile.

You should probably try to mediate this before the school year begins, and should file your modification sooner than later.

An attorney is never required, but often helpful. In addition, this sort of situation is likely to cost far less than $5,000.00, unless your husband has significant issues which would normally make him a poor choice as custodial parent (and, in that case, an attorney may be of no use).