1. !Grandparents' Visitation Rights grandparents' Right to Visitation with their Grandchildren article by Daniel Clement, Esq. of this law. For example, it has been held that other family members (e.g., uncles and even great grandparents) lack renounced her parental rights to her daughter, the http://www.divorcenet.com/ny/nyart12.html

Home Site Map List of Forums Search Site Family Law Advisor® Articles - GRANDPARENTS' RIGHT TO VISITATION WITH THEIR GRANDCHILDREN - by Daniel Clement Visits with grandparents are a precious and integral part of a child's experience. The loving and nurturing relationship between grandparents and a grandchild often provides the child with intangible benefits that cannot be derived from other relationships. Increasingly, however, grandchildren, often the product of broken homes, have been deprived of contact with their grandparents. The legislature and courts, cognizant of the importance of the grandparent-grandchild relationship, have implemented procedures by which grandparents can seek visitation with their grandchildren. These laws, however, do not give a grandparent an absolute or unqualified right to visitation. Instead, as in all cases involving child custody and visitation, the primary inquiry is "what is in the best interests of the children." It is the grandparent's burden to show that it is in the best interest of the child for the grandparent to have visitation. Before the court will even consider whether visitation is in the best interests of the child, the grandparent must show that he or she has "standing" to seek visitation. As written and interpreted in New York, for instance, only a natural grandparent or grandparent through adoption has standing to seek visitation with a grandchild. The statute is severely limited in scope and the New York courts have not been expansive in their construction of this law. For example, it has been held that other family members (e.g., uncles and even great grandparents) lack standing to seek visitation with children. In at least one case, a court held that a natural grandparent, who renounced her parental rights to her daughter, the mother of her grandchild, lacked standing to seek visitation with the grandchild.

2. KELN.org--Grandparents' Visitation Rights, Aging, Elder Law Research, Legal, Fin Website dedicated to issues involving elder law, aging, elder law research, legal, financial, social and economic issues. The acronym KELN stands for Kansas Elder law Network. KELN.org Bibliography. grandparents' Visitation rights. William Thompson. J.D Linda Henry, Kansas family law Handbook, 1990. A good synopsis of Grandparent rights for the attorney who http://www.keln.org/bibs/thompson.html

D KELN. org Bibliography Grandparents' Visitation Rights William Thompson J.D. Kansas, August 1997 December 1996 Related KELN.org Resources KELN.org Index Page: Estate Planning and Wills KELN.org Bibliography: Grandparent Rights (Mary Suzanne Penny, 12/01) KELN.org Bibliography: Options for Grandparents Who Wish to Adopt (Dragamir Cosanici, 5/98) Index Introduction Statutes Cases Books ... Organizations and Websites Introduction Read the U.S. Supreme Court's 2000 decision on Grandparent Rights, TROXEL et vir. v. GRANVILLE For many people, one of life's great joys is time spent with grandchildren. The traditional grandparent-grandchild relationship provides opportunities for fun and fellowship between the generations. Parents often appreciate relief from child care responsibilities. Grandmother and Grandfather can provide advice and guidance to the grandchildren from a wise and experienced perspective. But when the grandparent-grandchild relationship is disrupted, it often results in heartache for both. When a couple separates or divorces, the courts often play a major role in deciding custody of the children and visitation rights of the non-custodial parent. But a grandparent who has forged a bond with the children may be left out of a court order or a settlement agreement. When spouse dies and leaves small children, the remaining spouse may move far away and/or remarry. Again, the grandparents may be prevented from spending time with the grandchildren. Grandparents of children born out of wedlock may not always be welcome when they wish to visit the child. Disagreement between grandparents and their children may result in a family rift that isolates the grandchildren from their grandparents. Whatever the reason, the result may be tremendous disappointment for grandparents and grandchildren who are not allowed to spend time together.

3. Family Law: Grandparents Vs Parental Rights a Certified family law Specialist in your area who can discuss with you his orher experience with the local Judges on the issue of grandparent’s rights. http://www.couplescompany.com/Advice/Steve/MoMaw.htm

Family Law: on Family Law CHANNELS HOME ADVICE FEATURES JUNGLE ... Submit Question ADVICE AREAS Dating Romance Relationship Marriage ... Military Couples FEATURES politics inspiration communication escape ... e-books Family Law Custody and Marital Laws vary from State to State, and situations are unique to each person. Please use Couples Company legal advice only as a guide to questions you should be asking your own legal counsel if you are engaged in a similar situation Grandparents' Custody Rights Dear Steve We have been raising my daughter’s two children since they were both infants. Now she wants them back after 5 years. We love them as our own. Daughter Wants Her Children Back. Grandpa can't handle losing a 3rd family! PRINT He says if they go back to their mother, he will leave me. This will be the third family he has lost. I am not ready to give up on a 17 year marriage, but he doesn’t want to be around anyone who will remind him of the kids. Should I accept this and move on or fight for my marriage? Mom-maw (F) 44 Rushville, IN

4. Barry Fayne, Family Law Attorney Southfield lawyer handling local and interstate divorce, child custody, parenting time and visitation, grandparents' rights, false accusations of abuse, and related family law matters. Of counsel to Fieger, Fieger, Kenney, and Johnson. http://www.faynelaw.com/

Issues In Divorce Child Custody Litigation Interstate Custody Battles Dividing The Marital Estate ... Important Information You Owe Yourself Better It is hard to imagine how difficult a divorce can be, until you are involved in one. Suddenly, the unthinkable is happening, and a divorce has become inevitable. At this point, you can decide to wage a bitter war, or you can try to negotiate a reasonable outcome. Mr. Fayne has worked on many divorce cases where it seemed that the spouses would never agree on anything, and has managed to find common ground. Do you really want a judge to decide how your property is divided? Do you want a judge to decide what is in the "best interest" of your children? Mr. Fayne believes that the best result is achieved through negotiation, not by an edict from a judge. The judge won't have to live with his decision you will. Do yourself a favor from the start, and hire an attorney who cares about your welfare.

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Steven J. Hoffman Law Offices of Steven J. Hoffman Suite 312 8301 E. Florence Ave. Downey, CA 90240 Communication Center Phone: E-mail: hoffmanlaw@msn.com Fax: Web site: Position Areas of Practice Education Honors ... Representative Cases Steven J. Hoffman has been a lawyer since 1972. His office is located at 8301 E. Florence Ave., Suite 312, Downey, California 90240. Mr. Hoffman specializes in Family Law with a special emphasis on Grandparents' Rights. Mr. Hoffman represents clients in Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, and San Bernardino counties. He frequently serves as Temporary Judge in Family Law for the Norwalk Superior Court. Call Mr. Hoffman for a free initial 30 minute consultation if you, or someone you know, needs advice about protecting their rights as grandparents, or for any other Family Law concerns. His office number is 562.869.6992; e-mail is hoffmanlaw@msn.com Current Employment Position(s): Sole Practitioner Areas Of Practice: Family Law Landlord/Tenant Bar Admissions: California, 1972

6. Family Law For Couples Homepage family law. Since the divorce, my motherin-law has moved to Colorado, but she hasdone what she can to stay in contact with her grandparents Custody rights. http://www.couplescompany.com/Advice/Steve/

on Family Law CHANNELS HOME ADVICE FEATURES JUNGLE ... Submit Question ADVICE AREAS Dating Romance Relationship Marriage ... Military Couples FEATURES politics inspiration communication escape ... e-books Family Law Terminating mother's parental rights against her will after a divorc e Since the divorce, my mother-in-law has moved to Colorado, but she has done what she can to stay in contact with her daughter via phone calls, letters, pictures, and offers to visit her or have her come visit. Now they've served her with legal papers to terminate her parental rights so that the new wife can adopt the daughter as her legal child. MORE Can they do this? How do we stop it? MORE ARTICLES Is there anything I can do to legally force my husband back to work? Adopted Children Should Be Able to View Adoption Records Says New Survey Adult Disabled Child: How can I get out from under Child Support for an Adult?

7. Julia B. Shalhoup, Lawyers In Charleston, WV, West Virginia Focusing on family law, divorce, adoption, child custody, paternity, alimony and grandparents rights. Includes attorney profile, directions and contact information. http://www.lawyers.com/shalhoup/

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8. Family Law Advisor® - Georgia Family Law Articles - Grandparents Rights family law Advisor® Articles. grandparents rights -. The stateof Georgia recognizes that the relationship with a grandparent is http://www.divorcenet.com/ga/ga-grandparents.html

Home Site Map List of Forums Search Site Family Law Advisor® Articles - Grandparents Rights - The state of Georgia recognizes that the relationship with a grandparent is important to a child, and gives the grandparents the right to seek visitation when it is otherwise unavailable to them. This might occur when one parent is deceased, or does not get visitation with the children. The grandparents may file a separate action against the custodial parent to seek visitation rights with their grandchildren. However, because of a recent Supreme Court of Georgia ruling, the legislature had to re-write the statute to eliminate the right of the grandparent to intervene where the grandchild is living with both biological parents in an intact family. The custody of a child cannot be given to someone who is not a biological parent unless it is determined, by clear and convincing evidence, that it would be in the child's best interest to live with a relative other than the biological parent. It is no longer necessary that the parent be found to be unfit. If fitness of a parent is an issue in deciding custody the Judge will sometimes ask for a Guardian Ad Litem to help investigate from the child's perspective and make a recommendation to the Court.

9. Family Law: Grandparents Vs Parental Rights Custody rights of grandparents raising their child's children family law Questions Answers. on family law raised by their grandparents. Unfortunately, current law in most states does not http://www.couplescompany.com/advice/Steve/MoMaw.htm

Family Law: on Family Law CHANNELS HOME ADVICE FEATURES JUNGLE ... Submit Question ADVICE AREAS Dating Romance Relationship Marriage ... Military Couples FEATURES politics inspiration communication escape ... e-books Family Law Custody and Marital Laws vary from State to State, and situations are unique to each person. Please use Couples Company legal advice only as a guide to questions you should be asking your own legal counsel if you are engaged in a similar situation Grandparents' Custody Rights Dear Steve We have been raising my daughter’s two children since they were both infants. Now she wants them back after 5 years. We love them as our own. Daughter Wants Her Children Back. Grandpa can't handle losing a 3rd family! PRINT He says if they go back to their mother, he will leave me. This will be the third family he has lost. I am not ready to give up on a 17 year marriage, but he doesn’t want to be around anyone who will remind him of the kids. Should I accept this and move on or fight for my marriage? Mom-maw (F) 44 Rushville, IN

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CYNTHIA J. BOHN* CLARK LEE SHAW* Voice 615-252-8866 FAX 615-252-8020 Voice 615-883-0705 FAX 615-885-2141 Children's and Parents' Rights Attorneys 545 Mainstream Drive, Suite 320 2525A Lebanon Road Nashville, TN 37228 Nashville, TN 37214 *We will soon be operating out of the same office to better serve you. Click here for map of office location Privac y Statement. CLICK TO VISIT ... CHAT ROOM Click Picture for Biography GOVERNOR SIGNS NEW LAW ON CHANGING VISITATION May 24, 2004 The Governor has signed a new law allowing for an easier change in visitation orders. Prior to this act it was relatively easy for vindictive mothers and their lawyers (you and I know who you are) to prevent reasonable and beneficial changes in visitation orders. Click Here. FOR A LISTING OF CLARK LEE SHAW'S APPELLATE CASE INVOLVEMENT, CLICK HERE Information for Parents Seeking Legal Help.

11. Grandparents Custodial Rights family law Advisor®Articles. grandparents Custodial rights. Do grandparents have custodial rights in Pennsylvania? Can grandparents file for custodial time with the grandchildren independent of the http://www.divorcenet.com/pa/pa-art13.html

Home Site Map List of Forums Search Site Family Law Advisor® Articles Grandparents Custodial Rights D o grandparents have custodial rights in Pennsylvania? Can grandparents file for custodial time with the grandchildren independent of the parents of the minor child? How much time will a grandparent get with the minor child? Will it be the same amount of time as the parent would get? Pennsylvania statutes indicate that grandparents may be granted reasonable custodial rights in the following circumstances: a. When parent deceased: If a parent of an unmarried child is deceased, the parents or grandparents of the deceased parent may be granted reasonable partial custody or visitation rights, or both, to the child by the court if it is found that the visitation is in the child's best interest. The more contact the grandparents had with the child before the death of the parent, the more custodial time the grandparents will be given. b. When parents' marraige is dissolved or parents are separated: After a divorce complaint has been filed by a parent or when parents have been separated for 6 months or more, the court may grant reasonable partial custody or visitation rights, or both, to the unmarried child if it is in the child's best interest AND would not interfere with the parent-child relationship. Again, the court will consider the amount of contact between the grandparents and the child previous to the petition being filed. c. When child has resided with grandparents: If an unmarried child has resided with grandparents or great-grandparents for a period of 12 months or more and is subsequently removed from the home by the parents, the grandparents or great-grandparents may petition the court for partial custody or visitation or both. The best interests of the child will be considered and these rights will only be granted if the granting of the rights will not interfere with the parent-child relationship.

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Overlawyered.com chronicling the high cost of our legal system Search Browse archives or browse by topic: see lists on top page Resources of interest Hitting Below the Belt " (Cathy Young, Salon , restraining orders) Stephen Baskerville (fathers' rights) About.com family law resources Yahoo divorce links Findlaw family law links Interact About us Accolades Email us/feedback Join announcement list Visit bookstore How to send us leads Family law resources (divorce, custody, adoption, visitation, etc.) Overlawyered.com commentary through mid-June 2003. Items after that date collected here Probate and estate miseries, 2003: Probate's misplaced trust " (Washington Post series), Jun. 16-17. Lawyers swallow lion's share in estate dispute " (Australia), Feb. 18-19. New York guardianship scandals Jan. 12, 2000 'Lawyers pay price for cruel hoaxes' Nov. 29, 2000 ... Estate law temptations ", Jul. 6-8; " Write a very clear will " (Jerry Garcia, James Mason, H.J. Lutcher Stark), May 14. $1.5 million estate bill included 900 hours spent on fees ", Sept. 8-10. Weekend reading: evergreens " (St. Petersburg

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Mr. Hoffman is a leader in helping grandparents maintain a relationship with their grandchildren when the parents are divorced, or when one parent has died or moved away. He also has helped grandparents obtain guardianship for their grandchildren when either or both parents are unable to care for their child. Mr. Hoffman has published a booklet entitled "Is there anything more important than your grandchildren. This booklet contains information about what a grandparent can do to protect their rights when problems arise in protecting their grandchildren. This booklet is available, at no charge, through this web site. Simply e-mail Mr. Hoffman to ask for this important booklet. Firm Overview Practice Areas Attorney Bio Grandparents' Rights Info ... Contact

17. AARP Bulletin | Your Life | Visiting The 'Kids' Gets Harder One reason, says Traci Truly, a Dallas family law attorney and author of grandparents rights (Sphinx Publishing, 2001), was a perception that parents http://www.aarp.org/bulletin/yourlife/Articles/a2003-06-26-visitingthekids.html

your membership AARP home join AARP online community ... site map Browse by topic MAIN TOPICS -> Member Services and Discounts -> About AARP -> Care and Family -> Community Service -> Computers and Technology -> Health and Wellness -> Legislation and Elections -> Money and Work -> Policy and Research -> Travel and Leisure or Search ADVERTISEMENT Visiting the 'Kids' Gets Harder Grandparents Face New Legal Hurdles to Gain the Right to Visit Grandchildren By Christopher J. Gearon February 2003 The new limits reverse a 30-year-old trend in which grandparents in all 50 states gained the legal standing to seek visitation rights in court. "Now state court decisions are all over the map," says AARP attorney Rochelle Bobroff. "There's tremendous confusion, tremendous conflict." While very few family disputes go to court, grandparent advocates say, visitation rights are crucial because most grandparents play an invaluable role in the lives of grandchildren. Prior to 1965, that role was not well recognized, and grandparents who were blocked from seeing their grandchildren, usually by the parents, had no legal right to seek visiting privileges. As divorce rates, out-of-wedlock births and drug use increased, states began passing laws bolstering grandparent rights when parents died, divorced, separated or were jobless or disabled. Now the pendulum is swinging back, and more than a third of the states have narrowed those laws. One reason, says Traci Truly, a Dallas family law attorney and author of "Grandparents' Rights" (Sphinx Publishing, 2001), "was a perception that parents' rights had eroded." The reversals are a "reminder" that parents do have rights.

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Michigan Family Law "Someday, maybe, there will exist a well informed, well considered, and yet fervent public conviction that the most deadly of all possible sins is the mutilation of a child's spirit." - Erik Erikson Family law issues usually arise in the context of divorce proceedings child custody disputes , and child protective proceedings . Child protective proceedings arise when the state, usually alleging neglect or abuse against minor children, attempts to place children into foster care, or to terminate parental rights and to place the children for adoption. Contents Overview Grandparents Rights Overview When you are filing for divorce, or if a divorce has been filed againt you, you will find that there are a wide range of attorneys who practice family law, and that the fees can vary enormously between law offices. The cheapest attorney is rarely the best, but in an amicable divorce you may find that all you really need is an attorney who won't stand in your way while you negotiate a settlement. You don't need to spend a lot on an attorney, if you are in agreement on custody and property issues. When there are disagreements, choose your attorney carefully. If possible, get references from people you know who have recently divorced. As family law is very stressful, a great many attorneys do not practice in the area, and as a consequence it is relatively easy for attorneys with little skill or experience to develop a family law practice. While the most expensive option is not necessarily the best, when faced with contested divorce or custody litigation there is some truth to the old saying, "You get what you pay for." If you try to save money by hiring the cheapest attorney you can find, you may well learn that you gave up more in property, spousal support, or rights to retirement benefits than you "saved" by hiring the wrong lawyer for your case.

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