{"id":5363,"date":"2016-09-29T17:35:04","date_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:35:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/?p=5363"},"modified":"2016-09-29T17:35:04","modified_gmt":"2016-09-29T17:35:04","slug":"will-judge-consider-childs-wishes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.racinelaw.net\/blog\/will-judge-consider-childs-wishes\/","title":{"rendered":"WILL A JUDGE CONSIDER MY CHILD\u2019S WISHES?"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Nathan R. Palmer<\/a><\/p>\n

Children who share time between two households often express their opinions and desires regarding which parent\u2019s household would provide them with the best environment for growth and learning. A child\u2019s expressions become more articulate as the child grows older and, at that point, a judge may consider the child\u2019s wishes when making decisions regarding child custody. However, here are two (of the many) things judges generally take into consideration when deciding to include a child\u2019s wishes in his\/her analysis of the child\u2019s best interest.<\/p>\n

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    1. The age of the child.<\/b> Generally, judges begin to consider a child\u2019s wishes around the time the child turns 10-13 years of age. Each child matures at a different rate dues to life experiences and other environmental factors<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      By Nathan R. Palmer Children who share time between two households often express their opinions and desires regarding which parent\u2019s household would provide them with the best environment for growth and learning. A child\u2019s expressions become more articulate as the child grows older and, at that point, a judge may consider the child\u2019s wishes when […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5363","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-family"],"yoast_head":"\nWILL A JUDGE CONSIDER MY CHILD\u2019S WISHES?|Racine Olson<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Do you have a question about whether a judge will consider your child's wishes in a custody case? 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