When one or both of a grandchild’s parents are in the military, some states, like Florida, have special rules governing grandparent custody and visitation rights. Under Florida law, a military parent can give his custody or visitation rights to his parents, the child’s grandparents, while h...
Sometimes grandparents have some sort of legal custody of their grandchildren so that they can enroll them in school, or get proper medical care for them. Frequently that is not the case. Many grandparents care for their kids without having any legal rights to them or any legal protection. I...
Mother-in-law demands to be in the delivery room when her grandchild is born and to move in to help with the baby, gets upset when daughter-in-law refuses: 'This is your experience, not hers' JR Atkinson Comments Paternal grandparents try to get custody of their 2-year-old granddaughter...
The Act treats grandparents in the same way as most other non-parents seeking legal recognition of their relationship with a child. Where grandparents have sought contact with a grandchild, the courts have been clear that there is no presumption that this is generally in the child's best ...