Legal Question in Family Law in Pennsylvania

Hi My name is Matt and i get my 2 son's every Tuesday and Thursday's overnight and every other weekend. The Mom and I live in the same school district. My question is that my 13 yr old son had said that he would like to live with me. I was wondering how old does a child have to be in the state of PA to be able to make a choice on which Parent they would like to live with. Either one of us has Custody and it's just between us. Thanks.


Asked on 4/06/17, 9:08 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
John Davidson Law Office of John A. Davidson

There is no magic age. The statute says one of the factors is,"The well-reasoned preference of the child, based on the child's maturity and judgment." Since it sounds like mom doesn't agree you'd need to go to court to change the custody arrangement.

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Answered on 4/07/17, 9:32 am


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