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    My question involves a child custody case from the State of Washington.

    I have full physical custody of my 16 year old son and his father pays no child support but does have visitation.

    My husband (who is an Australian citizen) and I (American citizen) are considering immigrating to Australia.

    Do we need a legal order to bring my 16 yr old son? My 16 yr old son wants to immigrate with us. Is he old enough to make that decision?

    Thank you!

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    My question involves a child custody case from the State of Washington.

    I have full physical custody of my 16 year old son and his father pays no child support but does have visitation.

    My husband (who is an Australian citizen) and I (American citizen) are considering immigrating to Australia.

    Do we need a legal order to bring my 16 yr old son? My 16 yr old son wants to immigrate with us. Is he old enough to make that decision?

    Thank you!
    Without knowing what your court order states, it's impossible to answer your question.

    However, to be on the safe side, you should read your order, then notify your ex of the move. If ex agrees, you can file the agreement with the court since visitation order will need to be modified.

    If ex disagrees, you'll likely need to go to court.

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    Default Re: Immigrating to Another Country with a Child

    We have a mediated modification that went into affect almost 6 years ago that gave me physical custody prior to that our parenting plan gave 50/50 physical custody to both of us.

    So what I hear you saying is that my 16 yr old isn't able to decide where he wants to live?

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    So what I hear you saying is that my 16 yr old isn't able to decide where he wants to live?
    That is correct.

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