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Question: At what age can you choose which parents you want to live with either?

Answer: Your adopted parents are your legal parents and have the right to make decisions on your behalf until you are 18, including where you live. This must be a difficult situation for you and the adults involved if you are now having contact with your biological parents. Depending on the circumstances of your biological parents and your age, sometimes visitation arrangements can be worked out if all parties are willing. You may want to speak to your school counselor, you may need an adult to help you work through this.


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On 10/17/05
megan from GA said:
i love my mother but she and i dont get along at all and i really dont want to deal with her anymore. we fight all the time and i really want to live with my friend sydney and she talked to her mother about it and she said it could happen but i would need a lawyer and i think that would be able to happen but i dont know if my mother would let me would this be possible?
On 10/13/05
Sandra from NE said:
I love my mother but i feel i can no longer live with her due to my step father...he tries to control every aspect of my life whether it is when i use the phone or when i do my laundry...also my mother doesnt spend much time with me my step dad seems more important...i cant live with my dad(long story dont ask)but i would like to live with my sister in pennsylvania that is where i want to go to college and i feel if i lived there it would be easier to get a scholarship...is this possible? can i choose to not live with my mom and to live with my 21 yr old sister? im 16
On 09/23/05
Quintessa from WA said:
i do not want to live w/my mom or dad i would like to live w/my aunt or grandma is it legal please help!!!
On 08/25/05
Tesha from WA said:
Im 13 years old and i have lived with my mom for most of my life but now i would like to live with my dad but my mom dose not want me to i just want to no if i can chose who i want to live with
On 07/17/05
Jaime from KY said:
I am 14 and my brother is 15 almost 16 we both want to live with our mom( we only get to see her 45 days in the summer) but our dad has custody. We have lived with our dad for four years and we both hate it we cant stand being away from our mom and the rest of our family.Our dad says we wants to form a realationship with us adn has been saying it since we have lived with him,but all we do is fight. Is there any way that we can go back and live with our mom? Are we old enough to decied?
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