COULD A CHILD CHOOSE WHICH PARENT TO LIVE WITH IF PARENTS CANNOT AGREE – CHILD ARRANGEMENTS ORDER

In law, there is no fixed age that determines when a child can express a preference as to where they want to live.
However, legally, a child cannot decide who they want to live with unless they are believed to have enough intelligence, competence and understanding to do so.

Lawyer Richard is leading the discussion on Child Arrangements Order and the following:

️At what age can a child choose which parent to live with?
️What is Gillick competency?
️Does the mother always have more rights than the father?
️What is a Child Arrangements Order?
️What factors the courts consider when making a decision on child arrangement

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