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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP here. The teen ran away rather than deal with her father showing up with the police. He claims he may be open to changing the arrangement, but not in any way that is legally binding.

I get the sense that most of you have no experience with custody cases for older kids. In that state, kids are generally discouraged from testifying. The legal assumption in that state is that the act of testifying is traumatic for a child, and it is used sparingly. Instead, experts are hired to speak for them. No one can afford this. Even if one of us could afford it, it would take a few months to get before a judge. She will be 18 in a few more months. The money and effort would all be for nothing.

I don’t think a protective order would be granted. The law requires an imminent threat, and he has not met the outlined requirements. If he threatens her or prevents her from calling the police, she can move forward with one.

Again, the marriage question was if it was a crazy idea. No one has a set plan for this, or a potential spouse picked out. It was an idea, as the title of this thread clearly indicated. [/quote]

Which state?

I’m very experience with an older child testifying. It’s usually the younger kids they discourage.[/quote]

Florida. [/quote]

I know two separate families in FL that had older kids testify in custody proceedings. The kids were 15 and 17. Does your teen relative have her own atty or a GAL?[/quote]

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