I have a 6yr old daughter that currently i have full physical custody (with father having visitation rights)of minor child and joint legal with her father. He is currently gone to iraq and gave power of attorney to his Parents. Do his parents get all of the visitation rights with my daughter even though he is gone?
2006-07-20 18:43:01 · 4 answers · asked by simple 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
i would think visitation rights are personal to the biological father. parents have a due process right to raise their child as they see fit, including by excluding grandparents from visitation. (See link below).
2006-07-20 18:56:30 · answer #1 · answered by JoeSchmoe06 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Power of attorney is used to designate someone to take care of your financial affairs (or to make health care decisions) in the event that you cannot, so that they can use his bank account for him, etc. The visitation rights are extended to him personally, and his parents would need to ask the court for their own visitation rights if they wanted some.
2006-07-21 01:49:32 · answer #2 · answered by Aemilia753 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The power of attorney only gives his parents the right to speak on his behalf if needed in regards to his daughter. Like say for example you died, or were hurt, or wanted to go back to court and try to get things changed while he was gone. But on the other side of it, they are your daughters grandparents, is your relationship with them that bad that you are unwilling to let them see her.. if so that sucks for your daughter. To bad you guys couldn't all be adults and think about the person whom you are all affecting...
2006-07-21 03:53:51 · answer #3 · answered by mallicoatdd 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NO! power of attorney has nothing to do with this
2006-07-21 02:13:36 · answer #4 · answered by ? 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋