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February 16, 2010

Baby-Boomers are now Grand-Boomers

It is official, the baby-boomer generation has entered into the grandparents right of passage. Since the definition of a baby boomer is anyone born between 1946 and 1964 and the average age for a new grandparent is 48 that places a lot of those folks into what is being called the Grand-Boomers. I kind of like that term even though I am too old to qualify. This classification was significant enough that AARP did a breakout study of this age […]
February 12, 2010

Information on grandparents visitation rights

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 […]
February 12, 2010

GRANDKIDS RIGHTS AS WELL AS GRANDPARENTS 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 […]
February 12, 2010

BEYOND GRANDPARENTS VISITATION

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 […]
February 10, 2010

GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS FOR CUSTODY AND VISITATION

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 […]
February 10, 2010

Grandparents visitation is not always guarenteed

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 […]
February 3, 2010

TIPS ON MAINTAINING YOUR GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS

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 […]
January 22, 2010

IS SPOILING ONE OF THE GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS?

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 […]
November 8, 2009

THE PURSUIT OF JOY AND HAPPINESS

“The belief that youth is the happiest time of life is founded on a fallacy.  The happiest person is the person who thinks the most interesting thoughts, and we grow happier as we grow older.”           WILLIAM LYON PHELPS I just turned 65 last week and it has provided me with a reason to reflect.  One of the neat things about grandparents is that we have an easy time finding Joy in our grandkids and happiness in watching our kids raise […]