Millionaire allows teen son to marry housekeeper's daughter, avoid school

[riderinthestorm]

40. I've never been divorced but don't 16 year olds typically get to provide some input

to the judge on their living arrangements - even their preferred schools - by that age?

From friends and family who have been divorced, its usually pretty hard to "tie down" a mobile (driving) 16, 17 year old to strict custody arrangements. They usually start to create their own living patterns between the two households (n my sister's case its driven mostly by who has the best snacks for her 17 year old son and his friends at any given time). My sister's teens spent time with the guardian ad litem who listened to what they wanted and made recommendations to the court.

Even their high school decisions were basically left up to the kids to decide where they wanted their "primary residence" to be which would decide where they went to high school.

It sounds like they didn't even try to factor in what this boy may have wanted.