Can I stop my child seeing grandparents?
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Can I stop my child seeing grandparents?
The law does not give grandparents any automatic rights to see their grandchildren. So, in almost every case, parents can keep children away from grandparents if they choose to. This doesn’t mean grandparents have no other options.
Can a 13 year old choose to live with grandparents?
The 13 year old may voice her preference to the court as to which parent she prefers. Grandparents don’t generally have the standing to seek primary possession/custody.
Can you choose which parent to live with?
You can allow your child to make this decision for themselves. This is your choice as a parent; there’s no set age that determines when a child is allowed to say where he/she wants to live. However, a child is not legally entitled to choose who to live with until the age of 16.
Can a 13 year old choose where they want to live?
The mere age of your child will not determine your family law matter. In other word’s, the child’s reasons for their decision were not deemed mature and appropriate. In other circumstances a 13 or 14 year old’s wishes may be given significant weight if they are expressed in a well thought out and mature manner.
Can a 13 year old decide who they want to live with?
A judge may ask a child who is old enough (typically 12 to 14) which parent he or she prefers to live with the majority of the time. A judge will typically do this outside of the courtroom, to keep the child out of the case as much as possible. A judge will use a third-party evaluator to ascertain the child’s wishes.
Can a 13 year old refuse visitation?
Understanding a Parent’s Role in Visitation A child custody order requires parents to make a child reasonably available for visits. An older teen may outright refuse visits and there’s not a lot that a parent can do. Yet, parents with younger children will need to play a more active role in ensuring that visits happen.
Can a 14 year old be forced to visit a parent?
Most judges understand that once a child reaches their teens (14 /15 /16 /17), it certainly is difficult to force them to visit with a noncustodial parent when they are adamant about not seeing them, but it truly is not the child’s decision.
