Legal Question in Family Law in New Mexico

What is the age a child has to be in order to decide on their own which parent they want to live with?


Asked on 10/24/10, 3:27 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Charles Aspinwall Charles S. Aspinwall, J.D., LLC

14 years of age. The decision is not absolute, however, as a court could require that the child live with one particular parent if the child's best interests would be better served with that parent, even if the child chooses to live with the other parent.

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Answered on 11/04/10, 12:11 pm


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