A grandmother brought a visitation petition in the Family Court of Kings County before Judge Javier Vargas. The child's parents brought a motion to dismiss the grandmother's, Debbie's, application for visitation. They claimed Debbie had no right to bring this visitation proceeding because she only had sporadic contact with her grandson. They … [Read more...]
Grandparents’ Rights and Custody Issues
Grandparents who are raising their grandchildren face many practical, legal issues. Grandchildren who live with grandparents for periods of time are impacted on by a variety of the laws in the State of New York. Issues involving custody, visitation with the parents, who has custody of the grandchildren long term, where the grandchildren go to … [Read more...]
VIDEO: Getting Custody for Grandparents
Elliot discusses getting custody for Grandparents. … [Read more...]
Custody for Grandparents
There are a variety of reasons why grandparents might seek custody of their grandchildren. The parents of the children may be ill or drug addicts. The parents may be good parents who have become incapacitated. Sometimes the parents of children are simply incapable of meeting the demands and requirements of raising young children. The parents may … [Read more...]