see link
no, see links below
Yes, legally at the age of twelve a child can choose which parent he / or she wants to live with and visits with.
Assuming the visitation is court ordered, then no. If there is a legitimate reason the minor does not want to spend time with the parent (ie they're a drug abuse), then the custodial parent needs to petition the court for a modification of the visitation order.
yes
Depends on what the div. settlement says but the real question is WHY does she refuse to spend the Summer with her Dad?
In the state of the child's residency. see links
== ==
It depends on whether or not the custodial parent solicited a court order which would prohibit out of state visitation. If there is no legal prohibition, the 17 year old is free to visit the noncustodial parent out of state. It depends on whether or not the custodial parent solicited a court order which would prohibit out of state visitation. If there is no legal prohibition, the 17 year old is free to visit the noncustodial parent out of state.
No, they are still considered a minor. They cannot refuse to follow the wishes of their parents or the court.
depending on the state in which you live some juvenile civil couts consider 12 being an appropriate age to make a decesion on whether or not visitation would be allowed be the juvenile considering that visitation would mean custody is not present.
To change the court order your parents have to go back to the court where it was issued. Then you can tell the judge what you want and a new court order will be made.