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Question: How old do I have to be to choose who I live with?

Answer: The judge makes the final decision in custody cases. Sometimes the judge will ask to talk to the kids and sometimes the parents request that the judge talk to the children involved. Usually, if a judge decides that a child should live with just one parent, the judge will order visits with the other parent.


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On 03/16/09
Sammie from MI said:
i live with my mom and my school life and at home life sucks and i want to know if i am allowed to choose who i live with. i want to live with my dad and i will still see my mom every other weekend, so i dont know why she is freaking out. my mom has a jerky husband that nobody likes and he always yells at me. i just want her to understand that i dont like the way i am living now, but i dont know what to do.
On 02/02/09
Breezy from OR said:
ok I want to live with one of my friends named lacey but the only problem is that my sister wont let me and my sister is really hard to live with. I heard that if you trun 12 or 13 you can choose who you want to live with is that true
On 08/06/08
seth s from NY said:
Im 14 and i want to be removed from my father who continues to abuse me. My mother has custady of me but is going to jail and i want to live with my grandmother who said she would take me in and cps is telling me to try liveing with my dad again but i refuse. I dont know what to do, i need help.
On 07/30/08
emily from OH said:
im 14 my birthday is july 28 and i wanna live with my mom am i old enough to pick
On 05/24/08
Britt from WV said:

I live with both of my parents. i want to live with my grandma and grandpa. i am not happy at all here. i feel suffocated and unhappy at all times. im never aloud to do anything. i used to go to therapy for my depression and i feel that if i dont get out of here ill go back to cutting myself and i dont know what to do....

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