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With which parent would adult children live with if there has been a divorce between the parents

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Assalamwalikum,
If parents get a divorce and they have a adult child/children who are more than 20 years of age, which parent would they have to live with? Can the adult children choose whom he/she wants to live with?

In the name of Allah, the most Beneficent, the most Merciful.

Answer

Adult children can choose which parent they want to live with if the parents are divorced. (Raddul Muhtar p.270 v.5)

Only Allah Knows Best

Mohammed Tosir Miah

Darul Ifta Birmingham

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