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Proposal to Allow Younger Kids to Have a Say in Custody Battles Fails

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The Utah Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday to lower the age when a child can have a say in a custody battle regarding which parent they want to live with. Democratic Senator Luz Robles’ bill would have lowered the age from 16 to 14. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, opponents argued it would give parents and children an opportunity to manipulate an already tumultuous situation.

(KCPW News) The Utah Senate rejected a proposal Wednesday to lower the age when a child can have a say in a custody battle regarding which parent they want to live with. Democratic Senator Luz Robles’ bill would have lowered the age from 16 to 14. But as KCPW’s Whittney Evans reports, opponents argued it would give parents and children an opportunity to manipulate an already tumultuous situation.

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