June 25, 2010
More grandparents are becoming educated with strategies and information about how other grandparents are winning custody and visitation rights in the family courts. If you are a concerned grandparent seeking information and strategies on grandparents rights and how to win grandparents visitation rights or custody you would do well to go to a resource like The Custody Center and get the information you need. Don’t wait until you go to court to find out what will happen as that may […]
June 23, 2010
Grandparents rights are hard enough to win in court without false charges and unfounded accusations being added to the mix. Yet, when grandparents have to fight their own children for grandparent rights or custody of their grandchildren they may actually have to deal with these things. That’s because grandparents may actually find themselves accused of everything from physical abuse to mental abuse to using drugs. This is possible because any real or imagined grievances or misdeeds from your children’s childhood […]
June 21, 2010
These days many grandparents have taken on the primary role as parents to their grandchildren. Issues like drugs, poverty, child abuse and other social ills have caused many grandparents to become the caregivers for their grandchildren. If you are a grandparents who is actually providing primary care for your grandchildren you may need to take affirmative steps to protect your grandparents rights in the case that your grandchildren’s parents later come back and wish to assert their own custody or […]
June 19, 2010
Grandparents custody is on the rise these days, and this may very well be due to the percentages of marriage that end in divorce. Also the premature death of a parent, parental problems with drugs or jail sentences, or financial problems tied to these tough times can cause grandparents to have to take responsibility for their grandkids. There is a lot of happiness that comes along with raising grandchildren, but there are also many problems that can come about along […]
June 16, 2010
In June of 2000 the Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on grandparents visitation rights in the Troxel vs Granville case. This ruling canceled out a Washington State law that permitted judges to grant visitation to any interested party so long as the visits were in the best interest of the child — even if the parents objected. The Troxel vs Granville decision was confusing because while the majority of the justices agreed that Troxel should be decided a certain […]
June 15, 2010
Some states allow grandparents guardianship, which is a category between grandparents visitation and grandparents custody. Guardianship has the same effect as providing parental authority to a grandparent (or in some cases another third party). Generally, guardianship is less permanent than custody. To find out if your state has the option of granting grandparent guardianship consult The Custody Center. As always when determining guardianship, the court looks to the best interest of the child. In some instances of guardianship, the parent […]
June 11, 2010
Under the constitution, grandparents have no legal rights spelled out. According to the constitution a parent that is found to be fit has the controlling decision over the children even if that includes alienating them from their grandparents. The good news is that the laws of most states do give grandparents rights in certain situations. If you are a grandparent, it is wise to learn the laws of your state, as well as the laws in the state in which your […]
June 10, 2010
When parents divorce the grandparents worry about many things, especially grandparents visitation rights. Some divorce situations can get ugly and the grandparents suddenly find themselves shut out of seeing their grandchildren. Grandparents may wonder many things during this time, such as how they can stand behind and support their child during this time with custody proceedings going on or if they should interfere if they feel their grandchild is in a dangerous situation. It is important to be informed. You can […]
June 8, 2010
When confronted with how to legitimately exert your grandparents rights, take the following steps in order. It is not easy to do thing this way, but under the law this is the process which will most likely result in you gaining your grandparents visitation rights or even contesting for custody. 1. Do everything you can to keep any hard feeling between you and the children’s custodial parent from the children themselves. Bite your tongue, if necessary, to keep those feelings […]