Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

Re: ''Age limit for children's right to speak to the Judge ''

Each case is unique and thereby the importance of

a child's preference will vary from case to case.

Generally, the closer the child's age is to eighteen years the more weight it will be afforded by the judge, but there other factors

which the judge must consider in resolving the

custody question.

Gary Moore, Esquire

Hackensack, New Jersey

www.garymooreattorneyatlaw.com

Re: ''Age limit for children's right to speak to the Judge ''

I think the 7-14 common law rule is a good rule of thumb for most judges. 0 to 7, the Judge probably isn't going to even hear from the child, 7-14, the judge will listen to the child, 14-18, absent some odd circumstances, custody is entirely the child's call in that their say goes. Of course, that's just a rule of thumb and each case is different.