if i am 12 can i change which parent i live with or visit??
2006-11-17 10:38:39 · 6 answers · asked by motor mouth 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
It can't hurt to ask. Start by asking your parents. Hopefully, they can agree on what's best for you without a custody battle, like my ex and I did with our daughter. We never set foot in a courtroom when I got custody from her.
2006-11-17 10:43:17 · answer #1 · answered by 42ITUS™ 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes you can. What you need to do is talk with both your parents about your intentions. There should be a good reason for this decision. It does appear that you miss them, especially the one you don't see much. Maybe the parent you are not living with can increase their visitation with you, or maybe find a way to spend more time with you? The idea when people love one another is to work things out so that everyone is happy. Good Luck
2006-11-17 10:49:46 · answer #2 · answered by MeToo 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If your parents love you and want you to have a happy childhood then they will let you live with whichever parent you want. I think 12 is a great age to give kids the freedom to make a choice like that! Good luck and don't resent answers based on best school, best living environment, parentschedules, etc.
They really do want what is best for you!
2006-11-17 10:43:15 · answer #3 · answered by mariasonawire 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That depends where you live. In the UK, the court will listen to what you want and make the decision it thinks is in your best interests, but in practice, if the court orders that you are to live with your mother but you keep packing your bag and going to stay at dad's, then dad would have a good chance to get a Residence Order from the court. You might be better off talking, calmly, rationally and intelligently, to both your parents. Above all, be polite to them. If one of them talks about the other one in a bad way to you or in front of you, there is no reason why you can't calmly say "I don't want you to talk about mum/dad like that to me/in front of me. If you feel like that you should talk about it to someone else. He's still my dad/she's still my mum, even if the two of you don't get on any more."
2006-11-17 10:46:39 · answer #4 · answered by Specsy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
hopefully you have 2 loving parents and shouldnt have to choose. but if that's not the case, try going to social services to see what they say. talk to your parents, each seperately, and tell them how you feel. maybe they will totally understand you and will allow it. 12 i think is a good age to be able to decide on your own.
2006-11-17 11:11:08 · answer #5 · answered by kerrberr95 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes, i think the judge should give you some kind of say in the matter since you are old enough.if not just speak up and let it be known.
2006-11-17 10:55:49 · answer #6 · answered by juicy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋