Legal Question in Family Law in New Jersey

Re: Visitation rights when can kid decide?

If you have a TRO there is a presumption that you should have full custody. I would need to know more and would be interested in what happened at the hearing.

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Re: Visitation rights when can kid decide?

There is no set age. It is up to the judge.

Re: Visitation rights when can kid decide?

There is no specific age when a Court will absolutely honor the wishes of the child. Your child is within the range, however, where the Court will consider his/her wishes. In the final analysis, the Court will make a decision that it believes is in his/her best interest.

There are other serious issues here that would affect the determination. All of these issues need to be brought before a Judge so that an appropriate decision can be made.

Keep in mind that this advice is based purely on the little bit of information that you have given to me. There certainly may be other factors that would change my opinion. Further, no one can rely on advice from an attorney who has not been retained. Since it appears that you have not retained an attorney, you may want to contact a Family Law attorney (either me or someone else) to discuss your matter in more detail. Only then will you be able to rely on the advice. If you call me, mention Law Guru and your first one hour consultation will be free. Good luck! Rob Gleaner