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Name: llcb New Member   Title: custody

at what age can a child choose which parent they prefer to live with. our daughter who will be 11 yrs will not want to stay with her Dad overnight for a number of reasons none of which are detrimental.

Name: madalex Member

A child can choose which parent to live with at age 18. Prior to that time, a court may take a child's wishes into account, but the younger the child, the less the court will give weight to those wishes. The age that a court will start to listen to a child varies by state, but usually it is not until the child is about 14 that their wishes will matter.

That being said, if there is a custody schedule in place under which your daughter is supposed to be spending certain overnights with her father, she has to go and you have to encourage her going.