Do grandparents have any visitation rights in the state of Florida?
2007-09-02 01:55:10 · 3 answers · asked by mom is a freak 3 in Politics & Government ➔ Law & Ethics
No. In 1996, the Supreme Court of Florida ruled that a Florida statute that allowed grandparents to petition a court for visitation with grandchildren when parents had denied such visitation was an unconstitutional deprivation of the said parents' right to be free of governmental intrusion into the family.
It was further solidified in VonEiff vs. Azieri in 1998. The ruling in that case had to do with a maternal grandparents wanting independent visitation rights after the mother had died when the father objected when the father was found to be a fit parent.
Exception would be if the parent/parents were found to be unfit, then a grandparents could be granted legal custody.
2007-09-02 02:59:15 · answer #1 · answered by bottleblondemama 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Yes they do, but may need to be confirmed by a court to exercise their rights.
2007-09-02 01:58:52 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
i don't know but there is a 50 50 chance!
2007-09-02 02:02:57 · answer #3 · answered by ♥*~Country Girl~*♥ 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋