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.
If a child is 11 years old, he or she is allowed to indicate to the judge which parent he or she prefers to stay with. However, the judge does not have to give any particular deference to the child's wishes. When a child reaches 14 years of age, he or she can pick which parent he or she wants to live with. The judge can only overrule the child's wishes upon a strong showing that the child's best interests would not be served thereby.