I just learned that the Paternal Grandfather & Step-Grandmother have gotten Guardianship of 2 of my daughter's children. It is very obtuse. They refuse to answer phone calls or E-mails from the Mother or me. Do they have that right?
2006-08-28 18:36:30 · 5 answers · asked by LU 1 in Family & Relationships ➔ Other - Family & Relationships
You will most likely have to petition the court for visitation with the kids. If the grandparents were given guardianship, then there was something wrong with the situation they were in, in order for that to have happened. Whoever had custody of the kids before will have to prove that they are a safe and fit parent before the court will allow contact between the parent and child. Custody is permanent; guardianship is a temporary situation in which the people taking care of the child are given the legal rights to make critical decisions in the child's best interest until the natural parents are deemed by the courts to be capable of taking care of these things themselves. You can petition the court to allow contact between you and the child. I think it's called a "family access" motion. There should be a caseworker handing the case that you could talk to.
2006-08-28 18:44:43 · answer #1 · answered by ?princesshousewife? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Your daughter needs to take them back to court. There is a huge difference between guardianship and custody. Guardianship is like 24/7 babysitter. They clothe the kids, feed them and take them to their obligations. Custody is making all the decisions regarding the children's school, religion, doctors, or anything life altering.
IF the grandparents are interferring with visitation agreements, communication with the children or anything else that may alter the parent/child relationship, guardianship can be taken away and given to someone else.
I must warn you that I do not know what your daughter did to deserve this, nor do I know why you weren't a suitable guardian. If you rock the boat, those kids may end up in foster care.
Start by calling the social worker who handled the case, explain to her your situation. She will contact the grandparents and inform them of the problem and expect them to rectify it. The only way they have a right to deny communication, is if it's in the court order. Read the fine print first and go from there.
2006-08-28 18:47:49 · answer #2 · answered by Hollynfaith 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Custody ability that youngster is hers consistently, and the mothers and fathers ought to circulate by grandma to even gets visitation with the youngster. Guardianship ability if mom or dad straighten up and stay precise they are able to come back and get custody of their youngster back sometime, they are no longer stripped of their parental rights, their parental rights have in simple terms been positioned on carry. Your chum needs grandma to get guardianship, no longer custody.
2016-10-01 00:59:15 · answer #3 · answered by raffone 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they do have the right!, guardianship is when a court gives all legal decisions to someone other than who may have phsical custody, either due to drug use or mental issues,or criminal behavior, the guardian sets whats in the best interest for the child, also in cases of abuse.
2006-08-28 18:42:21 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
what on earth has your daughter done to lose her children? you need a lawyer, not YAHOO ANSWERS.
2006-08-28 18:40:15 · answer #5 · answered by chris 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋