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Grandparents visitation rights in Kentucky

grandparents rightsReasonable grandparents visitation rights in Kentucky may be awarded to either paternal or maternal grandparents if the court determines that it is in the best interest of the child to do so. These visitation rights may even survive the termination of parental rights belonging to the grandparent’s son or daughter, who is the father or mother of the child, if the court decides that visitation Read More

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Getting your grandparents rights written into a divorce settlement

grandparents visitationWhen 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?

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What are a grandparent’s rights after their child’s divorce?

grandparents rightsAre you in a situation where you feel you have lost the visitation rights to your grandchildren? Are you looking for a way to address that issue, legally or informally?

The visitation rights of grandparents after divorce have been addressed many times by individual states for a variety of reasons. For one thing, advocates argue that grandparents provide a constant supply of support for children whose lives are otherwise disrupte Read More

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What is considered by courts regarding grandparents custody

grandparnets custodyCourts grant grandparents visitation or grandparents custody to grandparents only when certain conditions provided in state statutes are met. Conditions for a grandparent to attain custody differ from those conditions required for visitation rights. A grandparent should be familiar with the conditions for either custody or visitation before determining whether to file a petiti Read More

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The best time to seek grandparents visitation

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A lot of people ask me when is the best time to get a court to grant grandparents rights. The important thing to note is that it is always best if you can have grandparents visitation included at the time of your child’s divorce. If you or your attorney can negotiate directly with the parents of your grandchildren then a Read More

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The complications of grandparents visitation rights

grandparents rightsGrandparent’s rights have become a controversial issue. On the one hand why should grandchildren be denied time with a grandparent because their parents no longer live together or are getting a divorce? Conversely, at what point does the intervention of the courts infringe upon a person’s civil liberties?

People going through a divorce often feel that they have little or no control over their lives anymore. It seems the court system takes Read More

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Grandparents rights in Connecticut examined by task force

gavelA new state law in Connecticut has established a task force to study grandparents’ visitation rights with their grandchildren. The laws in Connecticut and many states give parents’ views the top priority in most circumstances in deciding whether to allow contact. Some grandparents want the laws updated so they have more chance to argue in court for visitation.

You can read more about these issues here:

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Grandparents vistiation rights and custody rights in today’s society

grandparents rightsGrandparents visitation rights and custody 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 visitation rights and winning visitation rights and/or custody of their grandchildren.

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Finding out what your grandparents rights are

grandparents rightsMore and more the subject of grandparents rights is coming up in our society. In my recent book No Greater Loss I took a detailed look at the current status of grandparents rights as well as giving some resources and advice to those in need. Here is some of what I found out in researching that book.

Children are the best companions to the aging grandparents. In the past they were u Read More

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Grandparents visitation rights after divorce

grandparents rightsThere are a variety of different circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a grandparent to file for grandparents visitation rights. In the instance where a divorce has become quite bitter and a custody battle has erupted, court ordered visitation has been found to give the grandchildren a sense of continuity and stability. This is especially true in the case w Read More

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