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February 25, 2010

If you are caring for your grandchildren, you need to protect your grandparents rights

Grandparents who are actually caring for their grandchildren should take affirmative steps to protect their grandparents rights. This can often be done by obtaining legal guardianship over the grandchildren, or by actually obtaining an order of custody. Absent a formal legal grant of rights, grandparents may find it much more difficult to preserve their relationship with their grandchildren, or to protect their grandchildren from being restored to the custody of a parent who is not ready to assume responsibility for […]
February 22, 2010

Grandparents rights to see children

There are many things that can happen that can cause a grandparent to lose the right to visit their grandchildren. For most grandparents nothing could be more devastating. Some of the things that can cause this unfortunate situation are divorce, the death of one or both of the parents, or just a disagreement with the parents. The reason it happens does not matter what does matter is that fact that the situation is detrimental to the grandchildren as well as […]
February 21, 2010

It’s all about the child

For many reasons there is a groundswell of interest around grandparents rights versus parents rights. The Supreme Court of the United States of America has chimed in about Parents rights and 45 states have passed legislation having to do with Grandparents rights. There are 77,400,000 web sites dealing with parents rights and 2,130,00 about Grandparents rights. In short, there is as lot of interest when it comes to these rights and most have to do with staking out their own […]
February 19, 2010

Information on grandparents visitation rights

Over the last several years there have been  laws created in 45 states to give grandparents visitation rights.  There are laws like this now in almost every state.  Before then there was no such law and grandparents rights did not exist as far as having legal standing in the courts 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 […]
February 19, 2010

Grandparents custody has financial challenges

So you have successfully exerted your grandparents rights……now what?  The reality is that certain practical considerations come into play.  You must know that there is the potential for financial problems to arise at any time.  Depending on if you are still holding down a job or have already retired it can be a different situation for everyone.  When you are raising your grandchildren, unexpected expenses may come up.  Some of these expenses are beyond your control such as childcare and […]
February 18, 2010

Grandparents’ rights for visitation

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 […]
February 18, 2010

What are grandparents rights in the case of custody

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 […]
February 17, 2010

Grandparents custody – How do we help everyone?

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 […]
February 17, 2010

Where do I stand on grandparent visitation rights?

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 […]