Abbeville, LA asked in Family Law and Child Custody for Louisiana

Q: Can a 14 year old in the state of Louisiana decide which parent they want to live with

My fourteen-year-old son lives with his grandmother which is the father's mother and has lived there since birth and now at 14 wants to live with me the mother and the father stepped in and said no which I don't see how does he have the right to say no that my son can't live with me when he's never been there as a father for the kids anyway to make any decisions for them they've lived with his mother not him

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Ellen Cronin Badeaux
Ellen Cronin Badeaux
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  • Divorce Lawyer
  • Covington, LA
  • Licensed in Louisiana

A: Hire a custody lawyer. A 14 year old has some say, but not the only say in where he lives.

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