Getting your grandparents rights written into a divorce settlement
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August 28, 2011US census data: Grandparents raising grandchildren grows
September 6, 2011
When you are trying to gain grandparents visitation rights, it really is essential that you do things correctly. If you don’t, the consequences can be devastating. You could wind up without regular visitation, or even no visitation.
Of course, things could also go smoothly, but do you really want to take that chance?
It is during the time of a divorce in which your grandchildren are involved that you need to act. During this time courts will allow both parties to add grandparents visitation to the divorce settlement order if the parents OK that. Lots of times they will. You should at least ask.
It is recommended to act quickly because doing so puts a stop to the grandchildren just wondering why you have disappeared out of their lives. Failing to do this can easily cost you precious time. So don’t make the mistake of ignoring this specific really important step!
Getting the grandparents visitation inserted at the time of the divorce can prevent you from losing precious time with those little grandchildren. It will protect your grandparents rights far better than if you later have to go court about it.
If you need more information about how to get your grandparents rights inserted into a divorce agreement, check out my comprehensive grandparents rights book No Greater Loss.
1 Comment
Hello Neil,
Just so you know, I am a parent who fully believes that fit parents have a right to raise their children without governmental inteference, but I still think you have put together a nice website here for grandparents. My question is, if two parents are divorcing then isn’t it usually customary that the GP’s will see their grandchildren during the time that their own son or daughter has them? I don’t see why there needs to be an order for visitation written into the divorce if that is the case. If both sets of grandparents file for visitation then wouldn’t that mean the kids would spend one weekend with mom, one with dad, and one with each set of grandparents? Just asking. Thanks for the clarification.
Kevin