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Grandparent Visitation
Visitation is a term used to describe the
access schedule granted to an individual, usually a parent,
who does not have primary physical custody of a minor child.
There are three situations in which a grandparent or great-grandparent
may have the right to petition the court for visitation rights
with a grandchild or great-grandchild:
- The parents or grandparents of a deceased parent may
be granted visitation rights
to the minor child of the deceased parent.
- The parent or grandparents of a party involved in
a divorce, custody, legal separation, annulment or parentage
proceeding
may request that the court grant reasonable visitation
rights to the minor child of the party. The parent or
grandparent
may make the request after the commencement of the proceeding
or
at any time after its completion, until the child is no
longer a minor.
- A grandparent or great-grandparent may petition the
court for visitation rights if their minor grandchild
or great-grandchild
resided with him or her for a period of twelve months
or more. The twelve month time period does not have to
be
consecutive and the parent(s) of the child may have resided
with the
grandparent
or great-grandparent as well.
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