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[socrateaser]

>>What will happen if child states to mediator she wants to stay
>here in CA?

Standard court-ordered mediation is a one-time meeting with the parents to try to get them to hammer out a deal. The mediator either reports an agreement back to the court or that no agreement could be reached.

If you want a more sophisticated homestudy and meeting with child, then you file a motion for a 730 evaluation.

>Any other suggestions?

If the child wants to live with you, then you want that 730 eval. The court will appoint a neutral evaluator and more than likely will rule along the lines whatever the evaluator recommends.

PS. Start a new thread with your next post. This thread is out of control and is pushing everything else out of view. Thanks.