Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina

Re: Child custody

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In Georgia, at age 14 the child's choice becomes very influential. A judge will allow the child to make the choice unless the other parent shows that the child's choice is not a fit and proper parent.

The court will consider the opinion of children ages 11, 12, and 13, if their are other changed circumstances to justify a change of custody.

For more information, see O.C.G.A. 19-9-1. Georgia statutes are available online at http://www.ganet.org/services/ocode/ocgsearch.htm

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