Lives in Wisconsin. Would they have to go to court and do it legally. Child has expressed his feeling to Mother and she has threatened to involve police if he does so. At this time, there is another child that presently for the past month has been refusing to go to the fathers house and she has not forced him to do so and the father has stepped back just to give that child alittle time to think about his actions.
2007-04-05 04:50:12 · 17 answers · asked by Holly O 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Family
At 16, a judge will listen to what you have to say about the matter. You do have a right to request that you live with your father but if your mother can prove it is not in your best interest it may not happen. No matter what, it has to go through the courts.
2007-04-05 04:54:13 · answer #1 · answered by Kevin J 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
You would be best to go to court and talk to a judge. I think that once you are 16, you can make your own decision about this, but the courts would have to agree. It is to bad the mother does not see that the child wants to leave and make it a little easier.
She should at least let the child try to see if it will even work out.
2007-04-05 11:54:55 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ice 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I live in New York. The children I know live in Illinois and want to come live with the father. The daughter came when she was 16 but they told the father the two boys would have to wait until they were 16. So I am assuming once they turn 16, they can live where they want. It has to go through the courts though - at least in this instance.
2007-04-05 11:54:52 · answer #3 · answered by lilith663 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the boy wants to live with the father the mother should let him, if you go to court the courts will usually let him choose because he is old enough to make that kind of decision. I think the mother is just being selfish and should let the young man live with the father if he wants to other wise he could resent her when he gets older
2007-04-05 11:55:04 · answer #4 · answered by wkuchick 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why is the mother so against him living with father? They would have to go to court if she has custody. Should not be like that though. He is 16 and is old enough to have a choice. Morallly if not legally.
2007-04-05 12:01:10 · answer #5 · answered by eharrah1 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the mom is being such a witch about it the father is going to have to go to court. Many judges feel that 12 is old enough to decide where to live.
If he's that unhappy and mother forces him to stay she's ONLY going to have problems. She should just let him go.
2007-04-05 12:01:42 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe that a court ruling could go either way--since the child is old enough to decide who they wnat to live with then if the father pays support, is seen a fit and has shared custody all along the teen could live with him
however, if the father pays no support and is seen as unfit to live with then the teen may have to stay with the mother since they are a minor (under age 18)
2007-04-05 11:58:31 · answer #7 · answered by Bailey 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If they went to court the 16 year old is old enough to pick where he wants to live and that is that. Mom should just let him go without legal intervention. He is going to move out one day and cut the apron strings and she is just going to cause him to resent her by forcing him to stay with her. Time to let him make his own choice. A boy needs a father figure.
2007-04-05 11:53:39 · answer #8 · answered by Stefka 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Yes...I decided I didn't wan to live with my mother anymore when I was 16...I also live in Wisconsin...We went to court and they asked me what I wanted and I told them...my dad was awarded custody of me until I was 18.
2007-04-05 11:59:15 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
i am guessing that u r talking about yourself, right, well next time you should just say so, anyway, although this isn't the way it works following the law, i think that the child should chose, not the parent, sometimes, with the law, it depends on who has enough money to care for the child, or maybe if one parent doesn't want to take care of the child
2007-04-05 11:58:44 · answer #10 · answered by Araceli 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋