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    Jun 10, 2010, 07:08 PM
    My daughter wants to live with me.. Does she have a legal right?
    My daughter is 17 in August. She is very unhappy with her mother and wants to move in with me when she turns 17.. Does she have a legal right? What is the law ? I think she has the right at 17 but I am not sure.. Any help would be apprieciated..

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    Jim
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    Jun 10, 2010, 07:28 PM
    Quote Originally Posted by nhparent View Post
    My daughter is 17 in August. She is very unhappy with her mother and wants to move in with me when she turns 17.. Does she have a legal right? What is the law ? I think she has the right at 17 but i am not sure.. Any help would be apprieciated..

    Thank you

    jim
    Hello,Jim!
    Your daughter does not have those rights unless she is emancipated.
    But you have rights to file in court for custody modification. At16/17 she has to be listened by the judge.
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