Q: Can a child decide they don't want to see the other parent after a court order has been made? After a certain age?
I'm the residential parent and my daughter will be 10 in July I have a court order with her father going on 5 years now, she doesn't want to keep going to her dad's every other weekend. Due to some household changes in his home and no bonding with her father while she is with him on his part. Is she able to make that decision after a certain age?
A: The court-ordered parenting time must be met, until the court changes it. If father will agree, then work out a new schedule, submit it to the court as both parents agree, and the court might approve it. The court could hold a hearing to hear from your daughter, but it is up to the court to decide, not her. A court might give more weight to the desires of a teenager. Use the Find a Lawyer tab to retain a local family law attorney to advise you.
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