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When can my child decide which parent to live with? A child never has an automatic right to choose which parent to live with; however, a child that is age 12 or older will have the right to state a preference that will be considered as part of the Albright best interest of the child test.
In Mississippi for one child the non-custodial parent pays 14% of their adjusted gross income. For two children the non-custodial parent pays 20% of their adjusted gross income. For three children the non-custodial parent pays 22% of their adjusted gross income.
[1] Parental equality. In 1983, the Mississippi Supreme Court replaced the maternal preference with a presumption of parental equality.
A Simple Acknowledgment of Paternity can be signed at any time until the child turns 21. The Child Support Program can also assist parents in completing the ASAP. The mother or father can rescind the ASAP within the first year by contacting the Mississippi Department of Health, Vital Records.
In Mississippi, when a couple who is not married has a child together, the mother automatically has sole custody of the child. The father can only claim those rights that he asserts. If the childs father would like to have shared custody of the child, he must establish paternity.
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In law, there is no fixed age that determines when a child can express a preference as to where they want to live. However, legally, a child cannot decide who they want to live with until they are 16 years old. Once a child docHubes the age of 16, they are legally allowed to choose which parent to live with.
If the mother is unmarried, the biological fathers signing the affidavit on the back of the birth certificate does not make him the legal father. Such a designation requires court action. The unmarried mother, alleged father, or the minor child may file a complaint for establishing paternity.
The notice of a claim of paternity may be filed before the birth of the child but shall be filed within 30 days after the birth of the child.
Desertion or abandonment of the child by the parent; Contact not having been made with the child for a docHub period of time (at least six months for a child younger than three years old or at least one year for a child three years old or older);
When Will the Court Consider a Childs Preference? Under Mississippi child custody laws, a court will consider a childs preference whenever a child is 12 years or older.

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