If you're in the US, the age is 18. Until then, if the parent has court-ordered visitation, it has to be followed. If there is a legitimate reason the child does not want to visit the parent, the custodial parent can petition the court to revise the visitation order. Be aware the court will not deny a parent the right to visitation without a very good reason.
The child cannot opt out in most jurisdictions until they reach eighteen years of age. If the non-custodial parent has court ordered visitation and the child does not go for those visits, then the custodial parent can be held in contempt of court. If there is a legitimate reason why the child does not want to go, then you need to petition the court to change the visitation order. Be aware that courts do not like to deny a parent visitation with their children and will not do so without a VERY compelling reason.
When a child refuses to visit the other parent the primary custodial parent must first take steps to determine the cause of the refusal. A professional may be of help at this time. The child may have legitimate reasons and once identified both parents must work together to address the problem. The non-custodial parent may need some advice on how to spend quality time with the child so the child feels both welcome and comfortable in the non-custodial parent's new environment.
This is a common mistake made by non-custodial parents. The child misses them and looks forward to spending time with them but that time comes and there is a stranger present. The child's comfort level plunges. Being forced to spend visitations with people other than the parent is not a good idea until the child has had a chance to adjust to the new family dynamics between the child and the parents. The dynamics of coping with the father's new partner should come much later.
Uncomfortable sleeping arrangements can make a child reluctant to go for visits. If there are other children in the picture (belonging to the non-custodial parent's new partner) they should be allowed to develop a relationship gradually. A common problem arises for the child whose non-custodial parent makes no special notice of the child during visits and expects the child to spend their time with those other children as part of a new "family unit". In those situations the child has lost a special parent-child connection with the non-custodial parent. The option of spending some private quality time with their parent should always be an option.
If the child's concerns are serious and the non-custodial parent will not cooperate, the custodial parent may need to return to court for a modification of the visitation order. On the other hand, when the situation is evaluated by the court it may find that parent alienation is at the root of the difficulties and if serious, the custodial parent may well lose physical custody to the other parent. Alienating a child against the other parent causes irreparable and long lasting harm.
It depends on the state or province you are in but the average age for a child to decide is 12. Some may be as young as 9.
18, unless the custody agreement gives the child the ability to choose, or the visiting parent agrees to allow the child to skip.
Age 18
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At eighteen.
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at what age can my child stop going for visitation ??
if the child doesn't want to see the noncustodial parent he doesn't have too. don't force him to do it =)
Age 18see links
From what I've read that would be about 13 years of age when he will be given a Law Guardian and the Law Guardian will present the case to the court. It also depends on the maturity of the child and the reasoning behind it.
It depends on the reasons for moving and the age of the child. How has custody of the child.
18 unless the parents let the child choose.
18. Until that age if the parent has court-ordered visitation it has to be followed. If there is a valid reason (and it must be a very valid reason) the child does not want to visit with the other parent, you need to petition the court to modify the visitation order.
Age 18 see link
Age 18 see link below
The legal age of majority which in Pennsylvania is 18, or with permission from the court to end the visitation.
at what age can my child stop going for visitation ??
yes
if the child doesn't want to see the noncustodial parent he doesn't have too. don't force him to do it =)
Age 18. see link
At age 18. A child should always be taught to honor the authority of the court and the need of a parent in their lives. see links below
The child may refuse visits if the child is now an adult or emancipated, or if there is no order for visitation.
Yes, legally at the age of twelve a child can choose which parent he / or she wants to live with and visits with.