Q: At what age can the kids decide if they want to stay at one parent house and refuse to go to the other parent house.
My 10 year old daughter is asking this question cause she and her siblings want to spend more time at my house. I am her father and the other kids are 8,7 and 2.
A:
In most US states, the age of majority is 18. At that age, a child can decide where they want to live.
In many US states, a child at a younger age (often 14 or 16) can express a preference as to where they want to live, but the court is not required to honor that preference.
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