residency

[taxingtimes]

Can anyone tell me what the rules on residency are? If a 16 year old has always lived with her mother, and never even spent a night at her father's house, can she now decide she wants to live full time with her father without her mother having to agree to the change?

Not 100% sure but i am almost sure that once the child is 16 he/she can choose to live where ever they want. They are old enough to get married so I can't see how they are not old enough to choose where they want to live. I know my niece has now reached 16 and has been waiting to turn 16 so that she can moved out. Although this has not happened up to yet. As saying it is a different thing to doing it.

I may be wrong so don't quote but I am sure they can.

Tigereyes

thanks I had thought that might be the case and I can't think of a counter argument!

At 16 years of age, the "child" can pretty much decide what she wants to do.

What's the reason for the 'child' never spending a night at dads? Control by the mother????

This wouldn't even reach court as the Children Act 1989 would unlikely to be applied!!!

Partly control by the Mother which the "child" is rebelling against. However, the Father has never actually wanted the responsibility of bringing up his daughter! He prefers to act more like a favourite uncle showering her with gifts and taking her out for the afternoon but not actually being responsible for her. He could be in for a shock to the system!!