This is a multi-state form covering the subject matter of the title.
This is a multi-state form covering the subject matter of the title.
Personal records A proposed visitation schedule showing when you'd like to exchange the child. If you already have a schedule, a list of missed or denied parenting time. An expense report showing you contribute financially to your child's needs. Printouts of texts, emails and other messages with your co-parent.
File a petition outlining your request for visitation rights in the appropriate New York county court where the grandchild resides. Detail the nature of your relationship with the grandchild, alleged interference with visitation, and proposed visitation schedule in the petition.
Generally you must file a motion for child visitation in the county where the child has lived for the past six months. If there is an existing custody or parenting time order, however, you typically will need to file your motion with the court that entered that order.
You could petition the courts for visitation and you may be granted this if a judge feels it is in the children's best interest. You do not say why they are keeping you from seeing their children. Parents do have the right to decide whom their children spend time with.
The legal process for grandparents seeking custody or visitation involves several steps, beginning with filing a petition in the family court. The petition must outline the grounds for requesting custody or visitation and provide supporting evidence.
A parent seeking to visit with a child may file a petition in Family Court against the person or persons who have custody of the child. Custody and visitation matters are often heard together within the same hearing, but a visitation petition may also be filed as a separate matter.
The court will consider parental preference when determining whether to grant grandparent visitation, as it recognizes that parents have the right to decide how their children spend their time. Nevertheless, the court will not deny a request based on the parent's objections alone.
A parent seeking to visit with a child may file a petition in Family Court against the person or persons who have custody of the child. Custody and visitation matters are often heard together within the same hearing, but a visitation petition may also be filed as a separate matter.
The court will consider parental preference when determining whether to grant grandparent visitation, as it recognizes that parents have the right to decide how their children spend their time. Nevertheless, the court will not deny a request based on the parent's objections alone.