Children cannot petition courts regarding their own custody. The petition must be filed by the non-custodial parent.
Children cannot petition courts regarding their own custody. The petition must be filed by the non-custodial parent.
Children cannot petition courts regarding their own custody. The petition must be filed by the non-custodial parent.
Children cannot petition courts regarding their own custody. The petition must be filed by the non-custodial parent.
Children cannot petition courts regarding their own custody. The petition must be filed by the non-custodial parent.
In order to get interim custody, you will need to petition the court. When children live with one parent, and the other has visitation, but there is no order in place, the parent whom the children live with has what is called defacto custody.
18. If you're under that, then you don't get to choose. You could, hypothetically speaking, petition the court for permission to live with your other parent, but you don't get to make the final decision yourself.
If there was a previous court order giving the other parent custody, but the children are now living with the non-custodial parent, then yes. You should petition the court to change the custody order to reflect the new living arrangements.
At 16 and still considered a juvenile, you cannot legally choose which parent to live with. That determination is made by the court, based on many factors. What you can do is talk to your parents about your desires and one of them can petition the court for custody. In extreme cases, you yourself can petition the court to be heard, but the decision will still rest with the judge.
Yes. you can not choose until you are 18. Until then your parents decide where you should live and if they can not get along the other parent can petition the court for custody and then a judge would have to decide.
A 12yo child is not allowed to choose where to live so if the parents have decided on this they have to go to court to change the custody order.
Sure, if the custodial parent agrees to it. If not, then the non-custodial parent would need to petition the court for a change of custody.
Situation: Custodial parent and child live in Nevada, non-custodial parent lives in Ohio. Possibly, but you would probably have to petition a court in Nevada.
Minors have no choice in what parent they stay or live with. This has been decided by the court.
Your father (the non-custodial parent) would have to petition the court to have custody changed. At your age, you would be given to chance to tell the court who you would prefer to live with. The court makes the final decision, but they will take your wishes into consideration when making that decision.
A minor can not choose where to live. That is up to the parents or the court depending on the details. If your non-custodial parent who lives out of state wants you to live with him/her, they have to petition for custody unless your custodial parent will consent to the change and join in a modification of the custody order.
By writing to the judge with jurisdiction over the custody arrangement or engaging an attorney or guardian ad litem to petition the court stating your wishes. Depending on your age and what the court feels would be in your best interests, your preference may or may not be granted.