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Why can a child refuse to live with a parent as court ordered?

Divorce Utah
Child Custody, Child Custody Modification, Children in Divorce, Co-parenting, Custody, Joint Physical Custody, Parent Time, Utah Law, Visitation
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Why is it OK to allow a 14-year-old child to deny one parent access to him/her without any reason, but it is kidnapping if the child were to refuse to live with either parent and instead live with an adult…
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At what age can children decide which parent they want to live with?

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Child Custody, Child Support Modification, Children in Divorce, Fathers' Divorce Issues, Men's Divorce Issues, Modification of Child Custody, Mothers' Divorce Issues, Women's Divorce Issues
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It’s largely a matter of age and size/strength or resourcefulness. Technically a child never legally has the power to choose with which parent he/she will live (the only person with that power is the judge). But as a matter of…
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The court gave Mom full custody of me; can I live with Dad instead?

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Child Abuse, Child Custody, Children in Divorce, Custody, Dirty Tricks, Divorce Law, Domestic Violence, Modification of Child Custody
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QUESTION: The court gave my mom full custody of me, can I live with my father without her doing anything about it? ANSWER: First, we start with the obligatory “don’t break the law” disclaimer. I am not, in answering your…
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