age at which child can decide contact?

[ilovehens]

Does anyone know if a 12 year old is permitted to begin to decide their own contact pattern with exP?

The exP is always very dictatorial and expects everyone to adhere to what he wants. A contact order has been in place for six years.

ds now wants to have a say in when he goes to visit.

I know that the court would listen to his view at this age, but when will he be old enough to decide contact on his own terms?

I believe it is 12, this is what my DD was told by her solicitor.

It's 11 or 12 basically once they get to secondary school