2006-11-13 06:14:38 · 26 answers · asked by davy272001 1 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
Unfortunately not. In most states, grandparents have no rights where grandchildren are concerned. The only time this changes is if the parents are incarcerated or there is evidence of abuse. In either case CPS, and attorney and court must be involved.
2006-11-13 06:15:47 · answer #1 · answered by Letsee 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Unless you have court papers saying you have rights to see teh child, there is nothing that can be done. Now for the parents to not let the grandchild see the grandparents that just unkind.
2006-11-13 14:16:21 · answer #2 · answered by Heather 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Some states are grandparent friendly. You'll have to check our yours. My sister has the same problem...her daughter in law was a cute and sweet thing from Venezuela till she had a baby. Now she has turned out to be the ignorant, uneducated, immigrant, paranoid daughter in law from Hell. Her mother is even worse...a mini skirted, big haired, loud mouth who spends money like a drunken sailor who has the family in deep debt. My sister hasn't seen her first and only grandchild in a year. My sister says she has no grandmother rights in our state.
2006-11-13 14:21:38 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I don't think it is a breach of your basic human rights - as they are usually related to being allowed to stay alive.
You could argue a case based on causing mental anguish, or cruelty (to you).
Sorry to be blunt, but I can't see how you can get to this situation if you've done nothing wrong, clearly someone somewhere thinks that you have.
2006-11-13 14:17:39 · answer #4 · answered by rchlbsxy2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Oh boy, this is really awful. I've lived in fear of this. In most States you can obtain visitation rights by going to court. You won't see the child often, maybe once a month maybe, but at least you'll see the child. Can't you plead with your son or daughter to intervene or the other set of grandparents.
2006-11-13 14:18:16 · answer #5 · answered by Darby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Most places, grandparents have no rights and it's all up to the parents. In the state of Louisiana I know for a fact that the grandparents have absolutely no rights unless they can prove the parents as unfit.
2006-11-13 14:16:43 · answer #6 · answered by armywifehaney 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have specific questions concerning a grandparent's right of visitation in your state, contact:
G.R.O.: Grandparent's Rights Organization, (248) 646-7191
The National Coalition of Grandparents at (608) 238-8751
www. grandparentchildconnect.org
They'll give you up to date information concerning the laws in your state. Best of luck!
2006-11-13 14:17:41 · answer #7 · answered by Bonny K 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, because some people decide to live in a different county leaving all family. It's their family, they decide. You can just bide your time til your grandchild becomes a legal adult & lives under their own roof of rules.
2006-11-13 14:19:54 · answer #8 · answered by Nocine 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
unfortunatly as a grandparent you can't fight it. the parents have the right to decide if the grandparents can or can't be in the childs life. it's pretty rotten of the parents to withhold the child from their grandparents especially for no reason at all. but unfortunatly the courts won't do a thing about it.
2006-11-13 14:18:10 · answer #9 · answered by jamie_0778 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
no one ever thinks they've done something wrong. in a legal sense, unless there is a court order stating otherwise, grandparents have zero visitation rights other than those willingly granted to them by the parents or legal guardians.
2006-11-13 14:18:10 · answer #10 · answered by lee_anne301 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋