Q: If I am 16 years old in Alabama and my parents have joint custody, can I move in with my mother?
My father treats me unfairly and I do not feel welcome in his home. If I don’t want to go back to his house am I required to?
A: It is difficult to know without looking at your parents divorce/custody papers. It may be they have joint legal custody, but your father has primary, physical custody. This is up to your mother to contact an attorney and sort out the details. She could file a petition to modify and ask the court to give her primary physical custody. Best of luck!
A: You are court ordered to be there. You don't get to decide where you want to go. If time between you and your parent is ordered, the other parent must present you for that time.
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