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Child Behavior (Expert Forum)
custody
Answered by
Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D. - Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy, Family Therapy, Crisis Intervention
Harvard Vanguard Medical Associates
This forum is for questions and support regarding child behavior issues such: Child Discipline (behavior management), Normal Child Development, Parent-Child Communications, Social Development
Doctor's Answer
by Kevin Kennedy, Ph.D., Mar 11, 2008 03:18PM
, Mar 11, 2008 03:18PM
There is usually no hard and set rule about this but, as children get older, the courts are usually more and more interested in their thinking about custody. For example, by the time a child is fourteen or more, the court is usually very interested in the child's opinion. The main reason that it is impossible to set an absolute age limit is the fact that children vary so much in relation to their developmental status, maturity level, cognitive abilities, etc. For a thorough discussion of the custody laws in New Jersey, you can look at the following web address.
http://www.womenslaw.org/NJ/NJ_custody.htm
For a look at New Jersey's Judicial Guide for custody cases, see the following:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/family/paretime.pdf
http://www.womenslaw.org/NJ/NJ_custody.htm
For a look at New Jersey's Judicial Guide for custody cases, see the following:
http://www.judiciary.state.nj.us/family/paretime.pdf
Member Comments (1)
by mikeavis, Jun 03, 2008 07:46PM
A related discussion, custody was started.
