West Virginia Grandparents Rights Guidelines West Virginia Code addresses visitation in two different situations. The first situation is when the grandparent’s own child is deceased or has no access to the child. In that case, a grandparent must prove by…
Grandparent Visitation and Custody Rights in Pennsylvania Grandparents rights in Pennsylvania are governed by the Child Custody Act. Pennsylvania’s laws have changed since 2011. Under the old custody law, the term “visitation” referred to the right to visit a child…
Grandparent And Third Party Custody Visitation In Massachusetts Under Massachusetts law MGL 119 § 39D grandparents can request the Probate Court to order visitations with their minor grandchildren if the parents do not live together and 1) are divorced, married…
New Hampshire Grandparent Visitation Rights Grandparents, whether adoptive or natural, may petition a New Hampshire court for reasonable rights of visitation with a minor child. The court will shall consider the following criteria in making an order relative to a…
Mixed and Blended Families of Stepparents When the topic of ‘blended families’ comes up, the picture that comes to most people’s minds is the seemingly complicated but always well ending lives of the infamous Brady Bunch. The kids were adorable…
Grandparent and Third Party Custody in Delaware Delaware statutes allow for third party visitation, and grandparents are specifically mentioned in the law. In order to sue for visitation, grandparents should have had a “substantial and positive prior relationship with the…
Maryland Grandparent And Third Party Custody – Visitation Grandparent Custody In Maryland, grandparents can file a petition for visitation under Maryland Annotated Code, Family Law Article, section 9-102. The statute reads: Consider a Petition for reasonable visitation of a grandchild…
GRANDPARENT AND THIRD PARTY CUSTODY VISITATION IN MINNESOTA In Minnesota, addressing the custodial placement of children with persons other than a biological parent is not impossible. “Third-party custodians” frequently include grandparents or other biological relatives and, even, stepparents or…
VISITATION: In California a grandparent may ask the court for reasonable visitation with a grandchild. In order to do this there are several requirements which must be met. First, there must be a pre-existing relationship between the grandparent and the…
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