Can a child choose who they want to live with at the age of 12 years old?
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Can a child choose who they want to live with at the age of 12 years old?
Asked on June 18, 2012 under Family Law, Illinois
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Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
In all states in this country with respect to child custody issues, the court as well as the appointed referee take a closer look at a child's desire when he or she becomes a teenager or close to such age as to which parent the child desires to live with primarily.
Although the child's desire of who he or she resides with as to the parents is not the determining factor at age 12 or so, it is a consideration that the court looks at in making its decision.
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