Can a 12 year old child in Oregon choose which parent they want to live with?

Answer 1

In a Joint Legal Custody settlement, each parent receives equal time with the child. In some JLC arrangements, one parent is given "primary" custody by court order. The one who is designated "primary" is the one who collects child support from the other, if that kind of monetary support has been ordered by the court judge.

Sometimes parents can work things out for the best interests of the child - other times, the court must step in and make that decisions for them. It would make sense that the judge could hear the child's request - usually the kids are not in the courtroom when the final divorce decree is read.

Answer 2

To make an overall decision? Age 18. To express an opinion, age 12. A judge will evaluate that opinion, along with a GAL report, as it applies to the overall evidence presented in a custody case. The assumption that a child can make a choice at a certain age on something that affects their lives can have unwanted results as they come to believe this can apply to all issues, including sex and school attendance. see links

Answer 3

yes because he passed the age of parental restriction (kind of)

in court it is now legal for a teenager to choose who he or she wants to live with

if he was 3-9 years old he or she cannot choose