Grandparents Rights

If you are a grandparent and you find out that your child is getting divorced, it can be a reason for you to have many worries.  The first thing that you will probably be worried about is who gets custody of the children.  With very few grandparents rights available to you will be able to see them as often as you did prior to the divorce?  During a time of divorce, a grandparent has to bear in mind that they can be a huge help to their child and their grandchildren. This is information that can help a grandparent in […]

This can be a confusing question to answer. As far as state laws go, many states still allow for grandparents visitation. The problem with this is that there are only certain circumstances and situations in which a grandparent can file for visitation rights. Since the Supreme Court ruled in 2000 that parents that are, and this is important, “deemed fit” have the controlling rights over their children and rightfully so. Many states are starting to look into their grandparents visitation statues and whether they are constitutional. Following the 2000 Supreme Court decision California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, and Ohio found that […]

Over the last several years there has been a law created to give grandparents visitation rights. There are laws like this now in every state. Before then there was no such law and grandparents had no legal rights to even attempt to have visitation. If a parent did not want a grandparent to see their grandchildren and tried to stop, any type of visitation there was no law that gave the grandparents any options to go back on. Grandparent’s rights may be different in each state. Some states may allow the grandparents to go to court to seek visitation although […]

There are many stories of grandparents being denied visitation with their grandchildren.  The brutal facts are that constitutionally the grandparents do not have any rights when it comes to visitation with grandchildren.  Then you have the fact that laws on grandparents rights vary from one state to another and the situation can get very confusing.  Most people will agree that the relationship between grandparents and grandchildren is very important to both parties.  The problem is that the law does not see things in the same light.  If a parent wants to deny visitation to a grandparent the grandparent can file […]

Grandparents rights in many states will place them in a position to be care givers for their grandchildren.  Grandparents custody is on the rise these days. this may be due to a divorce, death or even financial problems.   There are many reasons for this happening.  There is a lot of happiness in raising grandchildren but also many problems come about along the way.  To get additional help with health care, finances and schooling you need to learn about the laws in your state.  Every state has their own set of laws.  Some states require that you adopt, have custody or […]

If you are a grandparent seeking to find out what your rights are concerning your grandchildren when you start asking questions you may find that most people do not think that a grandparent has any rights if the parents object to visitation.  The sad thing is that these people are correct for the most part.  At this time there is no constitutional law in the United States that gives grandparents visitation rights.  Fortunately, in some states and in some situations grandparents can win visitation and sometimes custody rights in a court. The problem with getting visitation rights if you are […]

Here we are just merrily skipping down the wonderful path of grandparenthood. Ain’ t life wonderful? We see and/or talk with our grandkids on an average of every 2 weeks according to AARP’s 2000 study on grandparents. We throw in a sleepover now and then, maybe a few days spent together while they are on summer vacation. I like to think of this as “Eating the icing on the cake of life as it should be”. These grandangels bring and leave behind heaping portions of joy and fun. As if that was not enough, this interaction allows us to contribute […]

Here is an opportunity to prove two true but cliché statements.  One is “An ounce of prevention yields a pound of results” and “Luck is where preparedness meets opportunity”. When it comes to your grandchildren or someone close to you with grandchildren there are a couple of things you can and should do to be ready in case life happens in a way that you least expect.  With the divorce rate approaching 50% the odds are that you or someone close to you will need to avail themselves of their Grandparents rights when it comes to visitation and/or custody of […]

We all fall into the conversation about our grandkids and how we looooove to spoil them.  I happen to think it is one of our GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS to spoil our grandchildren, however we can choose three roads to that end.      1)  We can give them anything they want and watch them turn green from eating too much candy, soft drinks and ice cream.  2) We can give them some decent if not healthy snacks and drinks and throw in a couple of piping hot Tollhouse cookies.  (Excuse me for a minute, I need to make a quick trip to the […]

With the approaching Grandparents Day (September 13th) and Robert Reich, Secretary of Labor under President Bill Clinton, becoming a new grandparent himself, there is a call for grandparents to march on Washington. According to the Huffington Post, Mr. Reich wants new grandparents such as himself to join with grandparents across this country and utilize Grandparents day to call on Congress to pass meaningful Health-Care reform. He advocates the administration backed “Public-Option”. Critics call this an inappropriate use of Grandparents Day. Grandparents.com says “It’s about time”. This is not just about seniors standing up for themselves, it is all about grandparents […]