Grandparents Rights

The way the world is today there are many cases where the extended family can be split apart.  Divorce, drug abuse, death of one or both parents, and many other things that can happen that can destroy family bonds and make it where a grandparent can no longer have contact with their grandchildren.  There are many cases on record where a grandparent has gone to court to force grandparents visitation rights or to take custody of a grandchild and won […]

For many reasons grandparents end up being a parent again.  This can occur due to divorce, death of one or both of the parents, the parents having financial trouble, or the parents having legal trouble.  No matter the cause, grandparents custody of their  grandchildren creates many challenges for the new family unit.  While this may end up being the best situation for the grandchildren, it may not be the best situation for the grandparents or the parents. One of the […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]

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 […]