21. MBA: Family Law family law grandparents' Visitation rights http://www.massbar.org/lawhelp/legal_info/index.php?sw=3124&full_id=215

22. Law And The Elderly: Grandparents' Rights In these and other areas, state law governs. said that the relationship with the biologicalgrandparents is terminated when the child is in an intact family ? http://www.uslaw.com/library/article/ABAElderlyGrandparents.html?area_id=12

23. Divorce: Grandparents’ Rights family law DIVORCE grandparents’ rights. grandparents have a heavyemotional investment in their grandchildren. Very often, upon http://www.legal-eagles.com/FamilyLaw/divorce_9.htm

Family Law DIVORCE Grandparents have a heavy emotional investment in their grandchildren. Very often, upon divorce the parties may go their ways with little concern or worry as to the dissolution of the marriage. The heaviest impact may be on the grandparents who remain devoted or concerned to their children. Grandparents are no longer forgotten people under Florida law and have visitation rights with their children which may be asserted and established. Florida recognizes that grandparents play an important supportive role in the nurturing and development of their grandchildren and encourages this relationship. If you have questions regarding a continuing relationship with your grandchildren following divorce by your son or daughter, be sure to contact an attorney and learn your rights. Home Firm Attorneys How to Choose a Lawyer ... Email Us Search the site for: Cocoa, Florida, Main Office 319 Riveredge Boulevard, Suite 107 P.O. Box 9, Cocoa, Florida 32923 (321) 631-0506 Fax: (321) 690-0119 Melbourne, Florida, Offices

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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 Trouble in Splitsville " (NY mag) N.Y. Divorce Law: Bad as It Gets " (N.Y. Daily News) Hitting Below the Belt " (Cathy Young, Salon , restraining orders) Nat'l Coalition for Family Justice Divorcedfromjustice.com Stephen Baskerville (fathers' rights) About.com family law resources Yahoo divorce links Hieros Gamos 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: Pet custody as legal practice area ", Feb. 17, 2003; " Officious intermeddlers, pet division " (lawyers intervene on behalf of couple's cats and dogs), May 14-15, 2002. Custody and visitation, 2003: 'The Politics of Family Destruction' " (Stephen Baskerville), Jan. 7-8. Rethinking grandparent visitation ", Oct. 21; " 'Avoiding court is best defence' ", Jan. 14-15. Columnist-fest " (John Tierney), May 25-27; "

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26. UW-Extension Press Release: Supreme Court Case On Grandparents' Rights Shouldn't a Supreme Court case involving grandparents' visitation rights made it sound likegrandparents across the But a Madison attorney familiar with family law. http://www.uwex.edu/news/story.cfm/298

UW-Extension Institutional information About UW-Extension News @ UW-Extension ... Join our e-mail list Supreme Court case on grandparents' rights shouldn't affect Wisconsin, 3/1/2001 Theresa Roetter National headlines this summer about a Supreme Court case involving grandparents' visitation rights made it sound like grandparents across the country lost in their bid to keep in touch with grandchildren. But a Madison attorney familiar with family law says grandparents in Wisconsin shouldn't be affected by the Troxel vs. Granville Supreme Court Case, because laws in Wisconsin are different than those in Washington State, where the Supreme Court case originated. "All the Supreme Court case really said is that parents shouldn't have to prove in court that a relationship with their children's grandparents is harmful," says attorney Theresa Roetter, who works for Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, a Madison law firm. "The Supreme Court's ruling focused on a parent's right to decide what is best for their children." Roetter says some lower courts have since misinterpreted the case. "There is a general perception that the Troxel case prevents all grandparent visitation actions. That is simply not true. Because Wisconsin laws don't put the burden of proof on parents, our current grandparent visitation statues should not be affected."

27. UW-Extension Press Release: Supreme Court Case On Grandparents' Rights Shouldn't Court case involving grandparents' visitation rights made it sound like grandparentsacross the Madison attorney familiar with family law says grandparents http://www.uwex.edu/news/story.cfm/281

UW-Extension Institutional information About UW-Extension News @ UW-Extension ... Join our e-mail list Supreme Court case on grandparents' rights shouldn't affect Wisconsin, 3/1/2001 Theresa Roetter National headlines this summer about a Supreme Court case involving grandparents' visitation rights made it sound like grandparents across the country lost in their bid to keep in touch with grandchildren. But a Madison attorney familiar with family law says grandparents in Wisconsin shouldn't be affected by the Troxel vs. Granville Supreme Court Case, because laws in Wisconsin are different than those in Washington State, where the Supreme Court case originated. "All the Supreme Court case really said is that parents shouldn't have to prove in court that a relationship with their children's grandparents is harmful," says attorney Theresa Roetter, who works for Stafford Rosenbaum LLP, a Madison law firm. "The Supreme Court's ruling focused on a parent's right to decide what is best for their children." Roetter says some lower courts have since misinterpreted the case. "There is a general perception that the Troxel case prevents all grandparent visitation actions. That is simply not true. Because Wisconsin laws don't put the burden of proof on parents, our current grandparent visitation statues should not be affected."

28. DIVORCE HQ - Grandparents Rights To Visitation court upon finding that visitation rights would be divorce statute also allows grandparentsto file developed a large and active family law practice dedicated http://www.divorcehq.com/articles/grandparentvisit.html

Grandparents Rights to Visitation Divorce Headquarters By Maury D. Beaulier, Esquire Grandparents often envision their golden years spent by happily caring for and treating their grandchildren. In recent years, as a symptom of our skyrocketing divorce rates, much litigation has occurred when grandparent's are prevented from seeing their grandchildren. As a direct result, today all states have statues authorizing a court to award visitation to a grandparent under certain circumstances. In Minnesota, a district court has broad discretion to determine what is in the best interests of a child regarding visitation. The authority of the Court to consider grandparents when making visitation decisions with regard to Grandparents is spelled out in Minnesota Statute § 257.022, subd. 2 (1994). This statute specifically allows the district court to consider a request (by petition) for grandparent visitation if the grandparents are the parents of a deceased parent of the child. It states that: Moreover, Minnesota's divorce statute also allows grandparents to file a petition for visitation as a separate action outside of a divorce , paternity action or legal separation. Minnesota's divorce statute includes visitation within its definition of custody providing:

29. DIVORCE HQ Grandparents Visitation Rights The following attorneys specialize in grandparents rights to Visitation. Mark H. GardnerMark Gardner family law 328 Bremer Bank Building 8800 West Highway 7 St http://www.divorcehq.com/grandparent.html

Grandparents Rights to Visitation Divorce Headquarters In recent years, the issue of Grandparent's rights to visitation in divorce has come to the forefront. Sadly, what will often happen in divorce are the parents of the non-custodial parent end up cut off from their grandchildren. This may be especially true if the grandparents and grandchildren live a far distance from each other. Grandparent's rights have become a controversial issue. On the one hand why should grandchildren be denied time with a grandparent because their parents no longer live together or are getting a divorce? Conversely, at what point does the intervention of the courts infringe upon a person's civil liberties? People going through a divorce often feel that they have little or no control over their lives anymore. It seems the court system takes over their life, telling them how to live, where to live, how much money to live on and on. VISITATION Exactly what is visitation? To put it into its simplest form, visitation is when the court sets a specific schedule for a person to have access to the child. In other words in the case of grandparent's visitation the court will order that the children be made available to the grandparent on specific day for a specified amount of time. Unfortunately, just because a grandparent is being denied access to their grandchild does not necessarily mean they will qualify for court ordered visitation. Grandparent visitation is governed by statute and case law, and each state has their own laws.

30. Steve Mindel: Family Law For Couples family law. grandparents' Custody rights the haunts of past lostcustody. With more and more grandparents stepping in to take care http://www.couplescompany.com/Advice/Steve/

Family Law for Couples Family Law Can you make your spouse work? Is there anything I can do to legally force my husband back to work? I'm 37 years old and have been married for 11 years. We have a two-year-old son and a four-year-old daughter. When my daughter was born, my husband and I decided that he would quit his job, which he hated, and I would support the family, while he went back to school to earn his B.A. He still hasn't completed college and our daughter is almost five. How do I make him go back to work? More Grandparents' Custody Rights With more and more grandparents stepping in to take care of their children's children, what rights do they have when their daughters take the children away and destroy the family they've built? More..

31. AARP Webplace | Grandparent Visitation Rights with their grandchildren should know their rights under the law It is best then forgrandparents to use an attorney familiar with family law issues in the http://www.aarp.org/confacts/grandparents/visitation.html

AARP home join AARP your membership community ... site map Browse by topic - select an item and press go - About AARP Learning Life Answers Volunteering or Search Grandparent Visitation Rights Related Topics: Life Transitions Legislative Issues Related Links: For Grandparents AARP 50-State Visitation Law Chart AARP Amicus Brief AARP Grandparenting Survey ... AARP Legal Services Network (for AARP members only) About the AARP Grandparent Information Center ON THIS PAGE: What You Should Know For More Information Most families recognize that grandparents are an important family resource and relationships between grandparent and grandchild are valued and encouraged. Circumstances may occur, however, in which grandparents and grandchildren are deprived of access to each other. Grandparents who are denied visitation with their grandchildren may turn to the courts for help. What You Should Know State Laws Vary State laws may provide legal remedies for grandparents who are being denied visits with their grandchildren. Grandparents should be aware, however, that no state grants an automatic right to visitation. Judges are required to consider the circumstances of the individual family in deciding if a child would benefit from visits with grandparents. In all 50 states, the best interest of the child is used as a basis for determining whether to order visitation. In other aspects of visitation, individual state laws differ widely.

32. 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/departments/2003/life/0205_life_1.html

AARP home join AARP your membership community ... site map Browse by topic - select an item and press go - About AARP Learning Life Answers Volunteering or Search Visiting the 'Kids' Gets Harder Grandparents Face New Legal Hurdles to Gain the Right to Visit Grandchildren By Christopher J. Gearon February 2003 Join the Discussion: Grandparents' Rights AARP's Grandparent Information Center 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.

33. Conner And Lindamood, Houston Divorce Family Law Firm And Clear Lake City Texas While grandparents' rights are limited, there are times when we and have sufferedfrom family violence, a the Courts and furnished to law enforcement officials http://www.connerlindamood.com/welcome.htm

Welcome Attorneys at Law Established 1978 Who We Are The firm is A-V rated in the Martindale Hubbell Legal Directory, the "very highest" rating available. The firm and its predecessor have been providing legal service to residents in Houston, Harris, Fort Bend, Galveston, Brazoria and Montgomery Counties since 1978. Our Goals Conner and Lindamood, P.C. is committed to providing the highest quality of legal representation to our clients delivered in a professional and ethical manner. We believe that the practice of law is a profession, not a business. We believe that our clients deserve our full attention and consideration. We believe that our clients should receive our highest degree of trust, fidelity and confidence. Our Services How We Can Help You in Family Law Cases: Divorce Litigation We handle all types of divorce litigation from complex cases involving significant estates with separate property and reimbursement claims to a simple marriage dissolution, based on an agreement of the parties. Custody Litigation Understanding the traumatic effect of custody disputes, we bring our experience, training and human understanding in an effort to resolve these matters as calmly and efficiently as possible.

34. Grandparents - Rights And Responsibilities not specifically written into law in Canada access and visiting rights this includesgrandparents. When family circumstances change, arrangements concerning http://www.isn.net/cliapei/pub/73f.htm

Grandparents - Rights and Responsibilities The arrival of a new baby can sometimes be stressful for parents and for grandparents. Feelings may be mixed and conflict may develop. Two young parents and two sets of grandparents under stress can provide opportunities for disagreements and misunderstandings. It is very important to remember that all of these many people may be involved in the child’s life for many years. If at all possible, it is in everyone’s best interest to work on the issues in a way that doesn’t make the situation worse and keeps everyone’s attention focused on what is best for the children. Grandparents’ rights are not specifically written into law in Canada except in Quebec. The laws of Prince Edward Island give any person the right to apply to Court for custody or for access and visiting rights - this includes grandparents. You can make an application at any time in the child’s life. When family circumstances change, arrangements concerning custody, access and visitation may be changed as well. You must have a good reason and you will need the services of a lawyer to apply for this. The application will go through a court process and a judge will decide what is in the best interests of the child. If your child becomes a parent while still living at home, is under 18 years of age and is dependent, you have a legal obligation to provide for him or her. But because your child is now a parent, he or she has the right to make decisions about your grandchild that you may or may not agree with.

35. Alaska Custody And Visitation Of Non-parents, Grandparents Rights should include visitation by grandparents which is in matters involving custody andvisitation rights. with a practice emphasizing family law, including divorce http://www.alaska.net/~pradell/Information/RightsofNonParents.html

ATTORNEYS AT LAW 1009 W 7TH AVENUE ANCHORAGE, ALASKA 99501 TELEPHONE: (907) 279-4529 FAX: (907) 279-9223 CUSTODY AND VISITATION RIGHTS OF NON-PARENTS The traditional definition of families has been changing and Alaska's courts are struggling to redefine relationships to serve the best interests of our children. One area which has undergone change concerns when and how those who are not parents can obtain custody and visitation rights to the children of others. This article explores this subject. In Alaska, for a non-biological parent to obtain custody, it must be proven to the court that the biological parent is unfit, has abandoned the child, or that the welfare of the child requires that a non-parent have custody. There is a presumption that a parent is fit to have custody of a biological child. Parents have a custody preference, unless clear evidence is shown of a parent's unfitness or that the welfare of a child requires that court to place custody in a non-parent. It is easier for a non-parent to ask the court for visitation with a child than it is to petition the court for custody. Alaska courts will provide for visitation by grandparents and other non-parents only if visitation is found to be in the best interests of a child. A non-parent who has, over time, become a psychological parent to a child, can ask a court to award visitation. The psychological parent relationship can be demonstrated by day to day interaction between the child and the non-parent which fulfills the child's psychological need for an adult. The adult must be an essential focus of the child's life, meeting the emotional and psychological needs of the child, and the psychological parent must treat and love the child as a wanted child.

36. Family Law, Divorce, Children, Finances, Marilyn Stowe, Separation a method of resolving disputes about all aspects of marriage and family breakdownto As the law currently stands, they do not. grandparents have rights too. http://www.grahame-stowe-bateson.co.uk/family_law.php4

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37. Information And Support For Grandparents,family Members And We will include as much information and case law about grandparents rights so thatyou might be better prepared in case you are ever denied access to your http://www.seniorssafety.com/Grandparents rights

38. Family Law and proven expertise in family law issues and negotiating amicable solutions to familydisputes, and grandparents’ rights In cases where parents are unmarried http://www.schmidtlawoffices.com/page4.html

Schmidt Law Offices has years of experience and proven expertise in family law issues. We are known for our compassion and responsiveness to clients and our ability to develop creative solutions to complex problems. Our chief priority is the welfare of children. We help parents, children and grandparents to resolve issues involving child custody by drafting and negotiating amicable solutions to family disputes, and representing clients in court. In highly-contested custody and visitation disputes involving allegations of abusive conduct, addictive behavior, or psychiatric illness, we represent our clients zealously to ensure the health, safety and welfare of children. Marriage and divorce Unmarried couples and parents Relationships can be validated or dissolved by contracts. The best interests of a child or children can be ensured through paternity proceedings that resolve custody, visitation and child support. Contempt proceedings may be initiated to enforce clear court orders and modification complaints filed to appropriately change court orders and make sure that the child comes first. DSS issues About us Estate Planning Family Law Education Law ... Home

39. Adoption Law: Free Legal Information Current Topic Home family law Adoption law Choose Custody Child Support Divorce law Domestic Violence DO BIOLOGICAL grandparents HAVE ANY rights http://family-law.freeadvice.com/adoption_law/

Home Find a Lawyer Law Bulletin Boards Legal Forms ... adoption law forum , and/or visiting our state resource center ! If you need further assistance in solving your legal problem, click to easily locate an adoption lawyer , and/or find adoption law forms Current Topic Home Family Law Adoption Law Choose Another Topic Adoption Law Child Custody Child Support Divorce Law ... Spousal Support General Questions WHAT IS "ADOPTION" IN A LEGAL SENSE? WHAT IS "EQUITABLE ADOPTION" OR "ADOPTION BY ESTOPPEL?" MUST THE CHILD BE A MINOR TO BE ADOPTED? WHAT IS AN ADOPTION AGENCY? MUST AN ADOPTION BE HANDLED THROUGH AN ADOPTION AGENCY? WHAT IS AN "OPEN ADOPTION?" CAN THE NATURAL PARENT OR THE ADOPTIVE PARENT CHANGE HIS/HER MIND AFTER ADOPTION? WHAT GROUNDS MAY ADOPTION BE CHALLENGED? WHAT HAPPENS TO THE ADOPTION RECORDS? WHAT ARE THE STEPS IN A TYPICAL ADOPTION? IS A FATHER'S CONSENT REQUIRED IF THE CHILD WAS THE RESULT OF RAPE OR INCEST?

40. Child Custody Law: Free Legal Information Current Topic Home family law Child Custody Choose Another Custody Child Support Divorce law Domestic Violence DO grandparents HAVE VISITATION rights http://family-law.freeadvice.com/child_custody/

Home Find a Lawyer Law Bulletin Boards Legal Forms ... child custody Law Forum , and/or visiting our state resource center ! If you need further assistance in solving your legal problem, click to easily locate a child custody lawyer , and/or find child custody forms Current Topic Home Family Law Child Custody Choose Another Topic Adoption Law Child Custody Child Support Divorce Law ... Spousal Support General Child Custody Questions WHAT IS CHILD CUSTODY? WHAT ARE SOME COMMON TERMS? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN CUSTODIAL PARENT AND NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT? WHAT IS CHILD VISITATION AND A "PARENTING PLAN"? WHAT ARE SOME COMMON ARRANGEMENTS FOR CHILD VISITATION? IS MARITAL STATUS IMPORTANT IN SEEKING CHILD CUSTODY AND VISITATION? WHAT FACTORS GO INTO DETERMINING CUSTODY AND VISITATION? DO THE WISHES OF A CHILD HAVE ANY INFLUENCE IN CUSTODY DECISIONS? WHAT IF THE CHILD'S BEST INTEREST DOES NOT COINCIDE WITH THE PARENTS' PERSONAL DESIRES?

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