Get Grandparent Rights

42 percent of grandparents see their grandchildren weekly; 22 percent see them daily. 48 percent of grandparents say they wish they could spend more time with their grandchildren; 46 percent say they spend the perfect amount of time together; and 6 percent say they'd like to see the grandkids a little less often.

Grandparents only have the right to ask for visitation. They do not have a guaranteed right to visit and see their grandchildren. If you currently have a visitation court order, you have the right to have that order enforced.

You do not have an automatic legal right to see your grandchild if a parent stops you seeing them. There may however be steps you can take to get access. ... You can try to get help in seeing your grandchild through: an informal, family-based arrangement with both parents.

Gaining custody of a child is already complicated for parents, so it can be even more difficult for a grandparent. While California family courts have clear guidelines when it comes to ensuring that parents have meaningful involvement in the care of their children, those same guidelines do not apply to grandparents.

As a grandparent, do I have the right to visit my grandchild? Grandparents only have the right to ask for visitation. They do not have a guaranteed right to visit and see their grandchildren. If you currently have a visitation court order, you have the right to have that order enforced.

The grandparents may have heard that they have a legal right to see their grandchildren, and, if the family rift appears to be permanent, they may consider litigation. ... Being cut off from grandchildren can be agonizing, especially when there has been frequent and close contact between grandparents and grandchildren.

Many states' laws allow grandparents the rights to some visitation with their grandchildren, even over the objection of the parents (or perhaps the one remaining parent). ... But the statutes are generally limited just to grandparents, and don't include others, such as great-grandparents.

Courts also must balance parent's prerogative to deny the grandparent's visitation against the positives of the grandparent having visitation. If a child is 14 or older, the judge will also consider the child's opinion on grandparent visitation.

As a grandparent, do I have the right to visit my grandchild? Grandparents only have the right to ask for visitation. They do not have a guaranteed right to visit and see their grandchildren. If you currently have a visitation court order, you have the right to have that order enforced.