Legal Question in Family Law in Washington

children chosing which parent to reside with

What is the legal age that a child can chose to make a decision as to which household they will reside in and/or that make changes to the parenting plan??

i.e. my daughter is 11, I am the custodial parent so she primarily lives with me except for the every other thursday thru monday and 5 weeks in the summer. She dreads these summers and her father is difficult to work with. When can my daughter make the choice when not to go for the 5 weeks any longer or make other scheduling decisions for herself that are different than the parenting plan?


Asked on 7/12/08, 9:37 am

1 Answer from Attorneys
Christopher Steuart IT Forensics, Inc.

Re: children chosing which parent to reside with

18 years old, until then adults are responsible for managing these issues.

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Answered on 7/14/08, 6:56 pm


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