<BLOCKQUOTE><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><HR>Originally posted by very tired:
[b]State of California, at what age does the child get the right to decide where she/he wants to live. With mom or dad. Both parents live within 30 minutes of each other.
Thanks[/b]<HR></BLOCKQUOTE>
My response:
There is no law concerning a particular age in this situation. It is strictly up to the discretion of the court to weigh and decide the testimony of a minor. Such decision also rests upon the age of the minor; i.e., the closer a minor is to the age of majority, the more weight a judge will give the testimony of such minor.
Judges are keenly aware of the reasons why, for example, a pre-teen or young teen may want to move in with the other parent. Usually it's because the custodial parent must be the "taskmaster" and a child doesn't like that too much; especially when time spent with the other parent is nothing more than fun and games. If you were a child, who would you want to live with? Judges know this, ask very pointed questions of a youngster, and decide accordingly.
IAAL
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