I applaud you if you have gotten this far in this series but I guarantee you this is an essential part of understanding Grandparents Rights and the path to the only thing that matters; “The best interest of the child”. Today’s post deals with the 5th of 6 questions that Senator East posed in an attempt to standardize and federalize the issue of Grandparents Visitation Rights. His question was; “5.) If grandparents are to be given access to the courts to obtain the privilege or right to visitation with grandchildren, should there be obligations assessed, as well, for the support and care of the grandchildren?”
He went on to say; “The parent-child relationship is composed of the rights of parents over children and of their obligations for the children. The law is probably more concerned with the obligations than it is with the rights. It recognizes that children are dependent and vulnerable. The greatest struggle today in domestic relations law is the struggle for enforcement of child support obligations. The problem of child support after dissolution of marriage, and the problems of the single parent, in general, should cause policy makers and drafters of Uniform Acts to pause long and hard before extending rights or privileges without reserving the power to assess obligations.If the extended family is to gain legal recognition in any fashion, the duality of relationships-rights and obligations- must be considered.
Hang in there. One more question was put forth and then I will summerise the entire findings. Thanks for being a Caring Grandparent.
