Learn More About This
Directory
This directory sponsored by SIQL, a Spider Makers company...
1. 40-9-102. Grandparent-grandchild contact.
- data.opi.state.mt.us
- Grandparent-grandchild contact. (1) Except as provided in subsection (5), the district court may grant to a grandparent of a child reasonable rights to contact with the child, including but not limited to rights regarding a child who is the subject of, or as to whom a disposition has been made during, an administrative or court proceeding under Title 41 or this title. The department of public health and human services must be given notice of a petition for grandparent-grandchild contact regarding a child who is the subject of, or as to whom a disposition has been made during, an administrative or court proceeding under Title 41 or this title. ...
- (2) Grandparent-grandchild contact granted under this section may be granted only upon a finding by the court, after a hearing, that the contact would be in the best interest of the child. ...
- (c) the child's grandparent. ...
- (4) The court may appoint an attorney to represent the interests of a child with respect to grandparent-grandchild contact when the interests are not adequately represented by the parties to the proceeding. ...
- (5) This section does not apply if the child has been adopted by a person other than a stepparent or a grandparent. Grandparent-grandchild contact granted under this section terminates upon the adoption of the child by a person other than a stepparent or a grandparent. ...
2. HF 205 ...providing for great-grandparent visitation rights. ...
- www.legis.state.ia.us
- 35 GRANDPARENT – GREAT-GRANDPARENT – VISITATION 1 4 RIGHTS. 1 5 The grandparent or great-grandparent of a child may 1 6 petition the district court for grandchild or great-grandchild 1 7 visitation rights when any of the following circumstances 1 8 occur: 1 9 1. ... The parent of the child, who is the child of the 1 13 grandparent, or who is the grandchild of the great- 1 14 grandparent, has died. ... The parents of the child are divorced, and the parent 1 17 who is not the child of the grandparent or who is not the 1 18 grandchild of the great-grandparent has legal custody of the 1 19 child, and the spouse of the child's custodial parent has been 1 20 issued a final adoption decree pursuant to section 600. ... The paternity of a child born out of wedlock is 1 22 judicially established and the grandparent of the child is the 1 23 parent of the father of the child or the great-grandparent of 1 24 the child is the grandparent of the father of the child and 1 25 the mother of the child has custody of the child, or the 1 26 grandparent of a child born out of wedlock is the parent of 1 27 the mother of the child or the great-grandparent of the child 1 28 is the grandparent of the mother of the child and custody has 1 29 been awarded to the father of the child. ... A parent of the child unreasonably refuses to allow 1 31 visitation by the grandparent or great-grandparent or 1 32 unreasonably restricts visitation. 1 33 A petition for grandchild or great-grandchild visitation 1 34 rights shall be granted only upon a finding that the 1 35 visitation is in the best interests of the child and that the 2 1 grandparent or great-grandparent had established a substantial 2 2 relationship with the child prior to the filing of the 2 3 petition. 2 4 EXPLANATION 2 5 This bill provides the same rights of visitation to great- 2 6 grandparents of a child as are currently provided to 2 7 grandparents of a child through petition of the district court 2 8 under certain circumstances and if visitation is in the best 2 9 interest of the child and the great-grandparent has 2 10 established a substantial relationship with the child prior to 2 11 the filing of the petition. ...
3. Grandparent Liability
- www.dwd.state.wi.us
- Home >Bureau of Child Support >Information for Parents >Grandparent Liability .
- Grandparent Liability.
- What is grandparent liability? .
- What is the purpose of Wisconsin's Grandparent Liability Law? .
- What is grandparent liability?.
- As a result of those discussions, the Wisconsin State Legislature enacted the Wisconsin Grandparent Liability Law as part of the Abortion Prevention and Family Responsibility Act of 1985. ... The law and the resulting financial obligations to grandparents are informally called "Grandparent Liability. ...
- Under the Grandparent Liability Law, both sets of grandparents of a child born to teen parents are legally responsible for supporting their grandchild. ... What is the purpose of Wisconsin's Grandparent Liability Law?.
- Lawmakers believe that the Grandparent Liability Law will: .
- The attorney or child support agency may ask the court to order grandparent support. Otherwise, to receive grandparent support, the grandparents, the young parents, or someone acting for the grandchild needs to ask the court to decide how much support is needed from each grandparent. ...
4. Divorce Source: GRANDPARENT VISITATION: A 1995 UPDATE
- www.divorcesource.com
- GRANDPARENT VISITATION: A 1995 UPDATE .
- Argument 1: The Court Exceeded Its Statutory Authority in Ordering Grandparent Visitation .
- Most grandparent visitation statutes grant grandparents the right to petition for visitation upon the breakup of the nuclear family, e. ... Questions have therefore arisen as to whether a court can grant grandparent visitation in circumstances other than those specifically contemplated by the statute. ...
- 1994), the Alabama grandparent visitation statute provided that grandparents may be afforded visitation rights when the parents have filed for a dissolution of marriage and when after the dissolution decree was entered the grandparent had been denied visitation for 90 days. The maternal grandmother urged a reading of the statute that would have allowed visitation when a grandparent had been denied visitation for 90 days, without the prerequisite of a dissolution decree. ...
- Many times, parents will argue that a court is without authority to grant grandparent visitation after an adoption. ...
- The court held that adoption did not cut off the paternal grandparent's rights, because their rights to visitation were not "derivative" of the father's parental rights. ...
- In the case where the parent's rights are terminated, the court held that a grandparent's visitation rights are terminated as well. ...
- Where a statute provides that grandparent visitation may be held in the event of the divorce of the parents, the question has arisen as to whether the grandparents must intervene in the divorce proceeding to preserve their rights or whether the grandparents may bring an independent action. ...
- Argument 2: The Statute Granting Grandparent Visitation Is Unconstitutional .
- As noted in our previous article, the overwhelming weight of authority has been that granting grandparent visitation rights does not unduly interfere with the constitutional right of a parent to raise his or her child without undue state interference. ... 2d 297 (1987), had intimated that an order for grandparent visitation when the nuclear family is intact or over the objection of the custodial parent would be violative of a parent's rights to determine what is in the best interests of the child. ...
- A number of new cases have now specifically held that grandparent visitation over the objections of parents is violative of a parent's constitutional rights. ...
- 1993), the paternal grandparents sought court-ordered visitation with their grandchildren pursuant to Tennessee's grandparent visitation statute. ...
- 17, 1995), the court considered the Georgia grandparent visitation statute. This statute grants any grandparent the right to seek visitation by filing an original action for visitation rights in the absence of a proceeding whereby the custody of the child is at issue. ...
5. Grandparents Day at School
- www.grandparents-day.net
- That is why a special day, National Grandparent's Day, is set aside every year to honor them. Here is an opportunity for you to spend some time with your grandparent, have fun, and create a project together that spotlights his or her life.
6. About Senior Corps : Foster Grandparent Programs
- www.seniorcorps.org
- The Foster Grandparent Program (FGP) is part of Senior Corps, a network of national service programs that provide older Americans the opportunity to put their life experiences to work for local communities. ...
- The Foster Grandparent Program is open to people age 60 and over with limited incomes. ...
- Local nonprofit organizations and public agencies receive grants to sponsor and operate local Foster Grandparent projects. Organizations that address the needs of abused and neglected children, troubled teens, young mothers, premature infants, and children with physical disabilities work with the local Foster Grandparent program to place and coordinate the services of the Foster Grandparent volunteers. ...
- The Foster Grandparent program is part of Senior Corps, which also includes RSVP (the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program) and the Senior Companion program. ...
7. Divorce Source: Grandparent Issues
- www.divorcesource.com
- - Grandparent's.
- Grandparent Issues.
- Grandparent's Rights.
- As is the case with other divorce-related issues, the laws with regards to grandparent custody and visitation differ from state to state. ...
- Animosity Between Parents & Grandparents: In any situation where a grandparent goes to court in an attempt to secure visitation rights, it is naturally assumed that there must be animosity amongst the respective family members.
- Should You File for Visitation: There are a variety of circumstances in which it may be appropriate for a grandparent to file for visitation rights.
- Understanding Your Rights and Options: Grandparent visitation rights issues usually come out of the ashes of a messy divorce. ...
- Grandparent Issues.
- Grandparent's Issues.
- State Grandparent Laws:.
- Grandparent's Rights.
8. Grandparenting Today
- www.uwex.edu
- Grandparent Curriculum/Videos .
- Grandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guides .
- Grandparent Curriculum/Videos .
- Grandparent's and Other Relative Caregiver's Guidelines.
9. BCOA - HELP For Grandparent Caregivers
- www.brookdale.org
- For Grandparent Caregivers.
- The Grandparent Caregiver Law Center of The Brookdale Center on Aging of Hunter College is pleased to offer this FREE, helpful guide on legal status and legal issues for grandparents and advocates in New York State. ...
- , former Director of the Grandparent Caregiver Law Center and Associate Staff Attorney at the Samuel Sadin Institute on Law, the guide has been updated for 2003 and provides useful information to grandparents and relative caregivers such as aunts, uncles, brothers, sisters, etc.
- Printed Grandparent Caregiver Guides are no longer being produced and are not available.
10. Foster Grandparents
- www.voacolorado.org
- Volunteers of America Foster Grandparent Program is an initiative that links-up low-income seniors with at-risk children. ...
- 14-Year Foster Grandparent Jackie Reeve works with.
- For more information on the Foster Grandparent Program.
11. Survey Results on Grandparent Visitation Rights
- www.grandtimes.com
- Survey Results on Grandparent Visitation Rights.
- Supreme Court decision striking down a Washington State law that protected a grandparent’s right to visit their grandchildren.
- While only 29 percent of the respondents felt that parental discretion regarding grandparent visitation rights is more important than a grandchild’s wishes, parental discretion was supported more strongly if the child’s biological parents are living together with the child as a family. ...
- ” However, the respondents’ support for grandparent visitation rights was tempered with an awareness that there are extenuating circumstances in many cases.
12. Grandparenting Today
- www.uwex.edu
- Dedicated to raising grandparent consciousness and grandparent identity. ...
- Grandparents as Parents: Information for Kentucky's Grandparent Caregivers http://www. ...
- Provides information about Grandparent Visitation Rights - .
- edu/ces/flp/grandparent/index. ...
Other related topics:
Do you have a great site about Grandparent? Is
your Grandparent site listed here?
Would you like a prefered placement of your site in this directory?
It's easy! First place, the HTML from the box below on your page that
you would like listed in this directory.
Then use our link submission request with
your name, your contact information, and the URL of your site that has
a link to this directory. After we
verify your link to us, we'll make sure your site stays in our directory,
and we'll give it prefered placement here also.
Here is how to make a simple text link to us. Just copy the code in this
box to your website:
We can also develop a custom Guide To The Internet for your site. Please
request your own
custom Guide To The Internet.
This custom Guide To The Internet produced by
Siql. Visit us today, and find out how to get your own
custom guide to the Internet, and how to get your site
listed in our guides.
Copyright 1995-2005 by Siql. All
Rights Reserved.