What if My Child Doesn't Want to Visit with His or Her Other Parent?
It’s time for your nine-year-old child’s weekend visit with your ex, and, as usual, she’s dragging her feet. “I don’t want to go!“ she whines as you attempt to pack her overnight bag and push her toward the waiting car. “Why do I have to go?” she cries, tears welling up in her big blue eyes. Then there’s your …
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The Best Interests of the Child Standard and Grandparent Visitation
If you are a grandparent and do not get along with your grandchild’s parents, do you have a right to see your grandchild even if the parents do not consent? Prior to 2000 the answer was a resounding yes. But now it is complicated. Prior to 2000 many states had statutes allowing grandparents to petition a court for a visitation order with their grandchildren if the parents …
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