legal rights

June 15, 2010

Granparents guardianship: Is it an opiton in your state?

Some states allow grandparents guardianship, which is a category between grandparents visitation and grandparents custody. Guardianship has the same effect as providing parental authority to a grandparent (or in some cases another third party). Generally, guardianship is less permanent than custody. To find out if your state has the option of granting grandparent guardianship consult The Custody Center. As always when determining guardianship, the court looks to the best interest of the child. In some instances of guardianship, the parent […]
June 11, 2010

Important infromation on grandparents rights, and where to go for more

Under the constitution, grandparents have no legal rights spelled out. According to the constitution a parent that is found to be fit has the controlling decision over the children even if that includes alienating them from their grandparents. The good news is that the laws of most states do give grandparents rights in certain situations.  If you are a grandparent, it is wise to learn the laws of your state, as well as the laws in the state in which your […]
June 8, 2010

Steps to take in order to gain your grandparents rights

When confronted with how to legitimately exert your grandparents rights, take the following steps in order. It is not easy to do thing this way, but under the law this is the process which will most likely result in you gaining your grandparents visitation rights or even contesting for custody. 1. Do everything you can to keep any hard feeling between you and the children’s custodial parent from the children themselves. Bite your tongue, if necessary, to keep those feelings […]
June 7, 2010

Grandparents rights now a complicated, contentious issue

The issues surrounding grandparents rights have really become remarkably controversial in recent years, as state after state has confronted the issues with legislation and individual grandparents have been forced to turn to the courts to maintain any semblance of grandparents rights. Today due to prevalent issues such as divorce, child abuse, or drug abuse grandparents are often the party left without any consideration. Often in a divorce the parents of a non-custodial parent end up cut off from their grandchildren. […]
June 4, 2010

The extent of grandparents rights

In the USA grandparents have always had limited rights to visitation and custody of their grandchildren, and in 2000 the US Supreme Court limited these rights even further through its decision in the case of Granville vs. Troxell. Currently the laws vary in each state. It isw important to understand, however, that there are still some situations where a grandparent may have legal rights to a grandchild. Some state laws do not recognize grandparents as appropriate parties to seek custody, […]
May 31, 2010

The hard road to grandparents visitation rights

Grandparents often face a hard road in getting their rights. In the USA grandparents have always had limited rights to visitation and custody of their grandchildren, and in 2000 the US Supreme Court limited these rights even further through its decision in the case of Granville vs. Troxell. Currently the laws vary in each state. It isw important to understand, however, that there are still some situations where a grandparent may have legal rights to a grandchild. Some state laws […]
May 21, 2010

What are your grandparents rights, and how to protect them

The legal controversy pertaining to grandparents rights is relatively new and filled with uncertain case law. Unfortunately for grandparents, the law is often not on their side and grandparents may have little opportunity to protest. In some states this is more true than others. In some states grandparents can institute a court proceeding to seek to obtain visitation with their minor grandchildren. But grandparents need to overcome the public policy precedent of allowing parents to raise their children as the parent or parents […]
April 18, 2010

Things you should know about your grandparents rights

This message is not intended to scare you. Actually, I hope it will instead inform you enough and give you some concrete ideas about what is out there for grandparents to enjoy. At the same time, I want to make you aware that your grandparents rights are important when it comes to these matters. Grandparents are as a group about 1/3rd of all adults in America. They contribute in extraordinary proportions to their grandkid’s well being. A few examples according to […]
April 17, 2010

Fighting for your grandparents rights

When grandparents have to fight their own children for grandparent rights or custody of grandchildren they must actually deal with entirely different set of stress factors and pain than when a parents fight each other. Grandparents may actually find themselves accused of everything from physical abuse to mental abuse to using drugs. This is possible, because any real or imagined grievances or misdeeds from your children’s childhood can be brought up in order to assault or accuse grandparents who only […]