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title: Kid wants his father
date: "2001-02-23T12:00:00Z"
categories:
  - links
wp_id: 1870
description: Clayton’s hunger strike to see his father raises critical questions about children's rights in custody battles. It explores the debate over how much autonomy minors should have when deciding which parent to live with after a divorce.
keywords: [child custody, children's rights, divorce law, family court, legal autonomy]
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Clayton's parents are divorced, and his mother has custody. But he wants to see his father, so he went on a hunger strike. His [site](http://legalkids.com/) raises the important question: how much can kids decide which divorced parent to be with?