Practice question
Separated parents ask a court to determine who will exercise parental authority over their nine-year-old. The child prefers one parent. What is the proper approach?
- Treat the preference as absolutely conclusive
- Disregard every preference until age eighteen
- Give authority automatically to the parent with more property
- Let the civil registrar decide custody
- Consider all relevant circumstances, especially the child’s choice, unless the chosen parent is unfit
Legal references
- Family Code, Article 213: https://lawphil.net/executive/execord/eo1987/eo_209_1987.html
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