Grandparents Rights

April 9, 2010

When grandparents become the parents again

If you are a grandparent then you already know the joy of a grandchild.  Your own child (the grandkid’s parent) may be amazed at how the strictest parent they ever knew is now the biggest pushover they have ever known.  Even though you said no to your kids about everything  the word might never out of your mouth now for your grandchildren. However, many grandparents have taken the grandchildren into their homes. This changes things a great deal and the […]
March 25, 2010

Parents rights in harmony with grandparent rights

Check out the article I’ve just had published on parents rights and granparents rights on Ezine@rticles! I really think that it goes to the heart of these issues. I want to trumpet, declare and celebrate the fact that parents rights are and should be superior to grandparents rights. As a grandfather I am in awe of the great job my children and their spouses are doing in raising our grandchildren to be loving and lovable human beings. I don’t foresee […]
March 19, 2010

Grandparents rights in the real world

This is my way of communicating what this whole grandparents rights struggle is about. The following is a real life scenario of a court battle allowing the maternal grandmother to adopt two children of R.A.A. & L.R. in Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division, January, 2010. Congratulations Grandma, you have accomplished an essential and wonderful deed. By asserting your grandparents rights you have managed to rescue your grandchildren from life in a very dysfunctional household. I hope you realize what a […]
March 17, 2010

Grandparents rights are all about the kids

When grandparents rights are implemented in the way they were intended a great amount of good is the result. Nearly every state in the union has some form of grandparents rights legislation and, according to every court case, custody evaluation, and case study I have read all of these state laws place the emphasis in the best interest of the child. If there was ever a win-win situation then this is it. If only life were that clear cut. My heart […]
March 3, 2010

There are grandparents rights and there are grandparents rights

In the news almost every day we learn of some very sad and nearly impossible to comprehend situations of child neglect and abuse.  Here in Charlotte North Carolina the other day a woman left her 4 young children sleeping completely alone in a home with a kerosene heater in the bedroom.  The house caught on fire and a seven year old daughter and 4 year old son survived but tragically their 1 and 2 year old brothers perished in the […]
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 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 […]