Although all 50 states have grandparents’ rights in place, around 20 states have what are called restrictive visitation statutes. These states, like Alabama and Georgia, only allow a grandparent to petition the court for visitation rights if the child’s parents are getting divorced or if one ...
The supreme courts of Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia have upheld statutes authorizing grandparent visitation orders provided there is a required threshold showing that the child's health or welfare will be harmed without such visitation. Other courts, including appellate courts in Maine, ...
The supreme courts of Georgia, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Virginia have upheld statutes authorizing grandparent visitation orders provided there is a required threshold showing that the child's health or welfare will be harmed without such visitation. Other courts, including appellate courts in Maine, ...