Although most grandparents find the idea of being unable to see their grandchildren inconceivable. In actuality, however, thousands of grandparents have faced the loss of their visitation rights. Some have successfully negotiated, either in or […]

Most people will tell you that grandparents do not have any common law rights to see their grandchildren. These people are not entirely correct. There is no basis in constitutional law as regards to grandparent […]

Grandparents can be awarded visitation rights to their grandchildren, but it is often a difficult process and the difficulty varies from state to state and even court to court. In my book No Greater Loss […]

Today there are more instances than ever where grandparents are seeking court ordered grandparent visitation rights. There are many factors that have led to this: the increase in children born out of wedlock, the increase […]

Trying to figure out what grandparents rights actually are is hard enough, but here in the USA we have to grapple with the fact that every state does things a little different. There is no […]

Over the last two decades the numbers of children being raised by their grandparents has increased dramatically. Reasons for grandparents increasing their roles to become parents include things as diverse as parents being incarcerated, drug […]

A Wichita state senator and family members of abused and displaced children went before the Senate Judiciary Committee today to try to enhance the status of grandparents in child-custody courts. Senate Bill 52 would automatically […]

There are two principal situations when the custodial rights of grandparents come into play.  One is when the grandparents wants custodial rights over the child’s real or adoptive parents.  The other is when the grandparent […]

When it comes to grandparents rights different states have different standards. This is because the 2000 Troxell Supreme Court decision splintered the laws and advocates of fairness in grandparents rights have been trying to catch […]

Grandparents custody is occurring with greater frequency today due to many social factors. Certainly, the number of grandparents raising their grandchildren in their homes is skyrocketing. Grandparents who take care of their grandchildren regularly, whether […]