Grand Parents

@drmt57 (295)
United States
April 19, 2012 10:10am CST
Hello to those of you who are or expecting to be a grand parent I am trying to get a clear understanding of grand parents rights. Is there such a thing as legal wrights for a grand parent to see or be involved in their grand children lives against the parent or parents will.
4 responses
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
20 Apr 12
NO, not at all unless the child is at harms way then the grandparents have no legal rights to there grand children unless granted by the parents or a court. Other wise the parents are the soul keeper of there children no matter what. If the parents feel that they don't want there kids around or to see there grandparents they can do that its in the parents legal rights to do so.
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@drmt57 (295)
• United States
22 Apr 12
Thank you, This is how I would think it to be also but I was told by a grand mother that she was going to go to court and get grand parents rights for her grand child. I told her that I did not think it was such a thing but she said it is, I do not know and I am very happy that have a great relationship with my grands and their parents.
@ShyBear88 (59347)
• Sterling, Virginia
23 Apr 12
If parents want to keep there kids away from there grandparents that is there is choice. My parents don't see my daughter all of the time we live 9 hours away and even if we where close by they wouldn't bother to make us bring our daughter over and stuff. That is the rights of the parents to choice not the grandparents. There are some grandparents that will fight the system for rights to see there grandkids but not many courts will grant it since it has to be for good reason and just because they just want to see there grand kids.
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@drmt57 (295)
• United States
24 Apr 12
Thank you, and I am in agreement with your parents. If my grands parent did not want me to see them I certainly would not waste my time going to court to force the parents to allow me to see them to me that is taking away the rights of the paents and some time the grand parents think they have the right to control their children and grand children also some time the go against the rules that the parents have for their children which I think is so wrong, sometime we grand parents may not agree or like the rules but as long as they are not harming the child physical mental or emotional I think the grand parents should mind their business and then maybe they woulnd not have any problem with seeing their grands and they do not have to see them every day week month, not even every year now that is my opinion, I am a grand mother and I see my grand regular like every day.
@UIUI356 (42)
• China
20 Apr 12
i think grandma and grandpa are so great.Maybe there are lots of grandchildren live with the grandparent,but there is no legal between them. if the grandparent is your guarder,the grand parent have the right to supervise you.
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@mensab (4200)
• Philippines
19 Apr 12
the grandparents' role in their grandchild is very limited to the space allowed not by law, but by their own son or daughter or in-laws. but this does not stop any grandparents to look after and care for their grandchild. they can add to the love of the parents, or counter the negative sentiments given to child by their parents.
@GemmaR (8517)
26 Apr 12
You don't say which country you live in, but in my country (The UK) Grandparents don't get any legal rights, and it is up to the parents who they allow to see their child. I think that the best thing to do would be for you to try and remain on good terms with the parents of the child as this will give you the best chance to see them. If it is in the best interests of the child to be with you instead of with the parents then there is a chance for you to get custody, but I am fairly sure that this would only happen in extreme cases and if the child was being mistreated.