In a divorce,can a 15yo child "ran away"to the other parents hm & stay during"unscheduled"days?wht r conseqes

Question

My 14yo ranaway from his mother's place because of a fight or misunderstading and she's now threatening the child that "you broke the law" or what was written in the settlement. What is the child's and my rights? Thanks

Answer 1

the child is old enough to decide where they want to live.

Answer 2

First of all, the Court's usually award custody to the Mother, or the parent of the same sex if the birth Mother has passed. The fact that you got custody says alot in this situation. As long as you are making your support payments, providing a home and allowing visitation during the prescribed times there is nothing that she can do to make things otherwise at this point. Of course if you enforce the strict provisions of the custody arrangement your child is likely to suffer. Sometimes kids have to learn the hard way. If his/her Mom is a loser he/she will find out soon enough. Good luck.

Answer 3

Her actions have no impact on either of you or your divorce agreement per se. However since she is doing this on her own and hopefully without ant coercion from either of you, she can be charged as a runaway and could face the consequences of such actions. Your divorce decree pretty much spells out your duties and obligations to her. You need to explain to her the possible consequences of her actions and that she needs to cease immediately before she does get into trouble. Of course you cant just or wont throw her out into the streets when she shows up unexpectantly, but must notify her mother of her whereabouts or you could be charged with contributing the delinquency of a minor by hiding her whereabouts by letting her stay there. Explain the situation to her. Good luck

Answer 4

You need to send your child home to face whatever happened. Running away is not the way to deal with problems! You only have custody of your child on the days in your settlement. She can cause you trouble if you keep him there without her consent.

Answer 5

You may need to go back to court to modify the arrangement, because now the child is old enough to decide for themselves where they want to live. I would discuss it with your child and see if they want to make the change permanent, and if so, be prepared to go fight for it.

Answer 6

At 13 the child can decide for himself who he wants to live with. I think you need to get hold of your attorney and advise him of what happened. You need to be prepared, and have your ducks in a row in case she DOES decide to make trouble. Based on your question, she "sounds" like the type who would.

Answer 7

actually it will be the problem of the paren who does not have custody...if the child wants to switch who they live with...this will need to be done legally in a court of law approved by the judge otherwise the non-custodial parent can face repercussions.

Answer 8

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