January 3, 2011

Grandparents custody: what is it and why?

A grandparent may seek legal custody of their grandchildren for numerous reasons. The simplicity or complexity of this will depend on individual circumstances and whether or not both the parents and grandparents agree that the […]
December 23, 2010

Researching your grandparents visitation rights

Researching your grandparents visitation rights it not as hard as you might think. Whatever aim you will have, you may need tips, ideas, and good advice to assist you to achieve it. It’ll be much […]
December 16, 2010

Granparents custody rights explained

Misunderstanding of the custody rights of grandparents is common, which is why I have tried to focus on explaining those rights and expanding on them in No Greater Loss. Though each is unique, all fifty […]
December 10, 2010

History of grandparents visitation rights

Grandparent visitation rights and the visitation rights of other nonparents did not exist more than 40 years ago. Visitation rights, in fact, only applied to the parents of a child. Today, every state has created […]
December 5, 2010

Safeguarding your grandparents visitation rights

When the parents of your grandchildren have a troubled relationship, you will, of course, be concerned about your child, but you should also be concerned about the possibility of losing contact with your grandchildren. In […]
November 30, 2010

Grandparents rights emerging as huge societal issue

Grandparents rights are becoming a huge issue in our society. Not only are more grandparents today taking on the responsibility of their grandchildren, but more grandparents are petitioning the court for grandparents visitation rights and […]
November 22, 2010

Grandparents visitation rights and divorce

Grandparents should consider visitation rights as soon as they learn of a divorce, and should begin preparing their case for grandparents visitation immediately. In some cases, extended family members may have a say in how […]
November 12, 2010

Improving your chances of gaining visitation rights

Grandparents concerned with visitation rights should know that there are no firm rules for determining when a court will grant visitation as every case is decided on its own facts and merits. Grandparents can, however, […]