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filtered through a third party (e.g., a guardian ad litem or an evaluating
mental health professional). (Crossman et al., 2002, p.8)
Crosby-Currie (1996) finds that more than 90% of family law profes-
sionals in the United States acknowledge differentially weighting chil-
dren’s custodial preference as a function of age in a manner reminiscent
of the Rule of Sevens. That is, children under 8 years of age are seldom
directly queried as to custodial preference. The preferences of children
ages 8 through 11 may be solicited but are seldom given great weight,
while the preferences of children age 14 and up are taken very seriously
and, by age 16, may be dispositive in and of themselves.
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