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Under California family law at what age can a minor choose ...

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Under California family law at what age can a minor choose to live with one parent versus another, when each parent has 50/50 custudy.

 

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November 19 2:54 AM (26 minutes and 10 seconds later)
         
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Hello Customer (name blocked for privacy),

At the age when a child is "of sufficient age and reason" the judge is supposed to listen to what the child has to say about where he/she wants to live. The judge does not have to go by that, though. The judge (court) makes the final decision. Realistically, the older the child gets (teens) the more say they have, because it just becomes too difficult to make them live somewhere they do not want to live.

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November 19 2:59 AM (4 minutes and 16 seconds later)
         
there is not an actual age?
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November 19 3:20 AM (21 minutes and 2 seconds later)
         
So...under California family law Judge makes deceision not child?
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