About the Month of October. October is the 10th month of the year and has 31 days. Season (Northern Hemisphere): Autumn. Holidays. Yom Kippur. Columbus Day. Child Health Day.
MYTH: At age 12 and older, children can determine which parent they wish to live with, during a contested Florida custody case. TRUTH: Only at age 18 can an individual choose where or with whom he or she lives. While the Florida courts do consider the childâs wishes, they are absolutely not determinative.
In Michigan, the judge has almost limitless latitude in deciding whether he will listen to a childs preference and in deciding how much weight that preference will be given. But it is safe to say that in Michigan, there is no specific age when a child can dictate with whom she wants to live. Every case is fact-driven and the particular circumstances of the familys situation will matter as much or more than the child's age and the childs preference.