If both parents live in Mexico and international law isn't involved, the child can make a declaration at any age, however until they reach legal age (18 in Mexico), the courts will ultimately decide what is in the best interests of the child and award custody based on the same.
if a non custodial parent reuses to sign a passport the only option is court. A judge can decide if it is in the best interests of the child to leave the country.
You cannot take a child out of the country without the consent of the other parent.
As long as you are a minor you can not decide legally where to live.
When they are 18.
it depends usually they have a judge decide it
When they are 18.
because the parent is the child's guardian and the guardian has the power to decide who will care for the child.
New Mexico starts considering the child's wishes to be a factor in custody determination at age 14.It's always only one of several factors, though, and the general presumption of courts is that relocation, especially relocation out of the state (let alone out of the country), is always against the child's best interests. So the custodial parent is going to have to prove to the court that the move would be beneficial for the child.
Child protective services does no decide if a parent is unfit. A judge will decide that. Child protective services can and will however, help the judge to decide by presenting any evidence they have found that may prove the parent unfit.
No, a child can not decide this until they are 18.
if a non custodial parent reuses to sign a passport the only option is court. A judge can decide if it is in the best interests of the child to leave the country.
When they are 18yo.
You cannot take a child out of the country without the consent of the other parent.
In West Virginia, a child can decide which parent they want to live with when they are 18.
They have to be 18.
When they are 18.
If not married/divorced, he can decide when the child is with him. If the child is with the other parent he would have to prove in court that the person is bad for the child to be around so he can get a restraining order or he has no right to decide who the child sees when the child is with the other parent.