Legal Question in Family Law in Tennessee

The Age a Child can Choose

What age does a child have to be when they can decide if they want to see a parent that does not have full custody but only sees the child every other weekend?


Asked on 5/16/02, 11:45 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Jes Beard Jes Beard, Attorney at Law

Re: The Age a Child can Choose

When can the child decide? At age 18. Until then the minor child is just that -- a minor child. The minor child can no more refuse to go spend a weekend with dad than the child can refuse Sunday evening to return to mom.

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Answered on 5/24/02, 9:07 am


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