Many different factors go into determining grandparents visitation rights when it comes to grandparents, grandchildren, and the courts. There are certainly some general guidelines for grandparents rights, but each state has different laws and factors. […]

In the USA grandparents have always had limited rights to visitation and custody of their grandchildren, and in 2000 the US Supreme Court limited these rights even further through its decision in the case of […]

If grandparents can prove to the courts that their home offers adequate resources for raising a child then they will be strongly considered. Overall, grandparent custody is a generally preferred alternative in most every state […]

Grandparents often face a hard road in getting their rights. In the USA grandparents have always had limited rights to visitation and custody of their grandchildren, and in 2000 the US Supreme Court limited these […]

Grandparents visitation rights can differ in different states, and circumstances certainly matter. Generally, if it comes to the courtroom grandparents must prove that they should indeed have visitation rights with their grandchildren based on the […]

Many state statutes contain no set guidelines for granting visitation rights to grandparents. In the absence of any such guidelines, most judges grant visitation when it is in the best interests of the child. The […]

One of the things that can be most confusing confusing when addressing the issue of grandparents visitation in court are the difference in state statues and practice, depending upon where you live. To figure out […]

Many people do not recognize that grandparents can actually be awarded legal custody of their grandchildren, but that is actually the case in some events. This scenario tends to happen when neither parent can provide […]

The legal controversy pertaining to grandparents rights is relatively new and filled with uncertain case law. Unfortunately for grandparents, the law is often not on their side and grandparents may have little opportunity to protest. In some […]

It is true that a grandparent may seek legal custody of their grandchildren for numerous reasons. How simple or complex this is will depend on individual circumstances and whether or not both the parents and […]

Everyone of our 50 states once had laws that gave grandparents the right to ask the court to consider their request to visit their grandchildren, but that was unfortunately the past. Courts in many places […]

Grandparents’ rights refer to rights grandparents possess to see and have contact with their grandchildren, usually after something like a divorce or other split in a family unit has occurred. While the rights of custodial […]