My son is seventeen and unhappy in his home. He wishes to live with me, can someone provide me with information specific to Kansas on how this is handled?
2007-03-24 07:08:57 · 10 answers · asked by Rod s 2 in Family & Relationships ➔ Marriage & Divorce
I don't think there is a specific age, I believe the child must be mature enough to understand the process. At seventeen, I would think that age would indicate a degree of maturity. If you cannot work it out between the parents, without throwing blame on each other, maybe you need to contact the courts and request a change in the custody issue/possibly joint custody. Unless the child will be going to college and needing financial assistance to do so, at age 18, the child could legally move out on his own, living with neither parent. Weigh the pros and cons before jumping into a life changing decision. Good luck.
2007-03-24 07:15:34 · answer #1 · answered by fisherwoman 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He has to go to court and talk with the Judge, it is not totall up to the minor who he lives with. The judge will take into considerations the reasons he wants to live with his other parent and make a decision based upon what the court feels is best. I CAN guarantee that if the minor simply doesn't like the rules in the current custodial home the judge is not going to find in his favor unless those rules are abusive in some form. I also suggest that you have the child support switched as well. There is no reason his current custodial parent shouldn't pay you support if you've been supporting the current custodial parent.
2007-03-24 07:15:13 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
The biggest thing here is by the time you got this into court hed probably be 18 and can do what he wants then anyhow. But the correct way is to petition the courts for a remodification for child custody hearing and then ask the judge to let him decide which parent he wants. But like I said this will probably take some time with process serving and getting the court date set, your son will probably turn 18 anyways, so save the money and wait til hes 18. Probably quicker too. Good luck
2007-03-24 07:17:07 · answer #3 · answered by Arthur W 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He should be old enough It was 14 but I just went through years of custody battles, You can go to the web and find these great legal websites or try child custody, Its got great info, I had my Lawyer, and I still got help from these. Look around! But 17 is almost an adult.
2007-03-24 07:22:18 · answer #4 · answered by Zane S 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ughh maybe this is better put in the legal questions section.
But where I live the age is 12. So I would assume at most, the age of 16.
However, since he is under 18 you would most likely have to consult a lawyer about stopping childsupport payments if he comes to live with you. Just so you dont have any law suits on your hands.
2007-03-24 07:13:38 · answer #5 · answered by Zenthae 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the non custodial discern makes a stink over the newborn no longer desirous to flow to then purely flow decrease back to court docket and have the custody contract changed. the newborn is the right age that the court docket will hear to the newborn's needs and maximum possibly area with the newborn. with the help of 15 yrs alot of youngsters are so ate up with superb with their friends that their mum and dad exchange into like a history noise. Its area of them spreading their wings besides the fact that it may nonetheless injury to observe them do it. the newborn might desire to be inspired to maintain some touch with the noncustodial discern. It would not sound like the kinfolk dynamics in touch the non custodial discern as being abusive so the newborn might desire to coach admire to the discern that did help create it with the help of keeping in touch with the discern. (Christmas and birthday card and copies of the report taking part in cards and a school photograph each 365 days may well be a good offering). kinfolk is kinfolk and the newborn might desire to study to comprehend that.
2016-10-20 08:37:51 · answer #6 · answered by felio 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
oh man oh man, i struggled with that for like 7 years, my parents had joint custody of me so i lived with both of them, but i lived with my dad and his evil wife more, and we tried like three different times for my mom to have full custody of me, but nothing ever worked, finally he just got fed up with all of the drama and let me do what i had wanted for ever. Im noot sure if that is a possible outcome for your sons situation, but i really hope it will help, i know how he feels, and i know its not fun at all.....i REALLY hope everything turns out well
2007-03-24 07:25:08 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe at 17 it is his choice, i have lived in texas with my mom, here it is 12 and in georgia with my dad, where it is 13, but to make it easy, just call your local city hall or court house and ask the clerk im sure she would know off the top of her head
2007-03-24 07:32:45 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
In most states it's 12-13 years old.
File the paperwork...he is more than old enough to choose.
2007-03-24 07:12:02 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
you WOULD PROBABLY HAVE TO GO TO COURT AND HAVE YOUR SON TELL THE JUDGE WHERE HE WANTS TO LIVE ,,,OR WAIT UNTIL HE TURNS 18 AND HE CAN MAKE UP HIS OWN MIND
2007-03-24 07:13:35 · answer #10 · answered by faceless one 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋