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There are multiple reasons why I have chosen to address these topics. First, there is no age in our state at which a child is automatically given the right to simply refuse visitation. Until they are eighteen years old, or otherwise emancipated, children must follow a Court's custodial order.

If a child doesn't want to live with a parent, it might be a safety issue. If your child is old enough, ask what is happening there that makes him or her not want to go. For small children, ask them to draw a picture of life at Daddy's house. A professional counselor and lawyers might need to be involved.

How to Serve the Defendant. The other parent must be personally served with a copy of the documents. This means someone must hand-deliver the documents to the Defendant in person. The other parent can be served anywhere – at home, at work, etc.

In fact, on the national average, a female parent is granted around 65% of custody time, whereas a male parent receives around 35%. Blogs covered in this blog: Numerous States award shared custody, with both female and male parents each granted a full 50% of the time with their children.

The wishes of the child if he/she is “of sufficient age and capacity to form an intelligent preference as to his or her custody.” Nevada does not have a specific age at which a child can choose which parent to live with but if the child is mature enough and can state a logical reason for their choice, the court will ...

If One Parent Will Not Agree to a Name Change If one parent will not agree to have a child's name changed, the other parent can file papers to have a judge legally change the child's name. The non-consenting parent must be served with copies of the name change papers and given a chance to object.

Legal Standards for Determining Custody The child's age and health. The emotional ties between the child and each parent. Each parent's ability to provide for the child. The child's ties to school, home, and community.

In any action for determining physical custody of a minor child, the sole consideration of the court is the best interest of the child. If it appears to the court that joint physical custody would be in the best interest of the child, the court may grant physical custody to the parties jointly.

Typically, a parent can gain “sole legal custody” only in cases where the other parent is proven to be an “unfit parent,” an immediate threat to the health or safety of a child, or completely unavailable or unwilling to care for the child.