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 […]

Grandparents who are having questions about their grandparents rights in disputes involving their grandchildren should know that even though they are not the biological parent of the grandchild, they still have rights. In the case […]

So you have successfully exerted your grandparents rights……now what? The reality is that certain practical considerations come into play.  You must know that there is the potential for financial problems to arise at any time.  […]

Courts convene to consider the extent of grandparents rights in any custody or visitation case, the one huge overriding factor is the standard of Best Interest of the Child. Courts in every jurisdiction across the […]

When grandparents rights are implemented in the way they were intended a great amount of good is the result. Nearly every state in the union has some form of grandparents rights legislation and, according to every […]

This message is not intended to scare you. Actually, I hope it will instead inform you enough and give you some concrete ideas about what is out there for grandparents to enjoy. At the same […]

When grandparents have to fight their own children for grandparent rights or custody of grandchildren they must actually deal with entirely different set of stress factors and pain than when a parents fight each other. […]

I thank God every day that I don’t need to assert my grandparents rights on behalf of my grandchildren. It is heart rending to read about some circumstances that put children in volatile and dangerous […]