Grandparent visitation  From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Jump to: navigation, search  Grandparent visitation is a legal
right which grandparents in some jurisdictions may have to have
court ordered visitation (or contact) of their grandchildren. In
the United States all 50 states have a "grandparent visitation"
statute that allows grandparents to ask a court to grant them
the legal right to maintain ongoing contact with their
grandchildren. State laws vary greatly and some states do not
guarantee that the grandparents will be able to obtain a court
order granting them visitation. The rationale behind these laws
is that sometimes, especially with the death of a parent or in a
family that has undergone divorce, the children may not have the
opportunity to have contact with the non-custodial parent and
his relatives, thus fostering continued familial bonds. Those
opposing this view say that court-ordered grandparent visitation
infringes upon the fundamental right of a fit parent to raise
their child in the