Legal Question in Family Law in Texas

at what age does my children need to be to decide which parent he or she wants to live with


Asked on 6/30/11, 4:24 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mark Dunn Mark D. Dunn

There is no such magic age. Somewhere somebody started a myth about children of a certain age being able to pick where they want to live; it's false.

We don't let a teenager decide how late he'll stay out. Why would we let him decide which parent he'll live with?

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Answered on 6/30/11, 8:58 pm


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