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Does a 14-year-old get to choose what family member they want to stay with when their parent is ill?

my mother is in the hospital, and at home my sister(20) lives with us. I have an older sister(26) who lives with her husband(27). Should i get to choose who i want to live with?

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Your mother gets to decide where you will stay so long as she is competent.

Disclaimer: I am not offering legal advice, assume I do not know the law in your state and that I am just making suggestions for starting points for when you do speak with an attorney. Do NOT rely on anything I write and contact a lawyer in your area immediately after reading my posting.

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