Is a child of 16yrs in Wisconsin able to choose placement regardless of prior placement?

Under Wisconsin law, a child under 18 does not get to decide where they want to live or how much time they want to spend with the other parent; the wishes of the child is a factor for the court to consider, among many factors for placement under the custody statute. I wrote a blog about this very topic at our firm's web site. As children reach the age of majority, most courts will take the position that the wishes of the child should be honored; teenagers tend to want to live with the parent they perceive will give them the most amount of their freedom and shy away from the parent who is strict and rigid in their household rules.