OPINION'S ON GRANDPARENT RIGHTS
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OPINION'S ON GRANDPARENT RIGHTS
| Thu, 03-29-2007 - 11:22am |
How would you feel or deal with Grandparents who threatend to sue you for grandparent rights/visitation ? I have major inlaw problems and this is one of the threats that they tried to control us with when it came down to us limiting the time our child spent with the grandparents. These people are crazy they lie , manipulate and try to control you . My husband has not had a great relationship with his parents or his sister . I do not trust them with our child . My husband asked his mother why they were threating us with this and she said because we made her mad , not that she missed her grandchild or couldnt stand it that she couldnt spend time with them . I dont believe that any court should allow people like this the right for visitation . It only allows these people more control over your marriage and the upbringing of your children . Her answer should have been because i love my grandchild and i want a relationship with them. In my opinion it is being done to show you i will always find a way to get what i want and there is a law for me to do so . Please give me any advice or input as to what you think about this law or what you would do if this happened to you . Thanks for listening and Have a wonderful day !

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If they are threatening you, I would not let them have any access to my child. They have no right to threaten you or your DH, you are the parents. I believe from a Supreme Court ruling that Grandparents DO NOT have rights in most cases. They have to show neglect and harm, etc...
Check out these websites and do research on your own; however, I bet they are just trying to use that as a scare tactic.
http://www.pbs.org/newshour/extra/features/jan-june00/grandparents.html
http://www.divorcenet.com/states/nationwide/grandparents_rights_custody_visitation
It is very rare in an intact family situation that grandparents would get any visitation.
Oh people still try it, but more and more, the GP "rights" thing is losing steam from what I have heard/read.
Regardless, the very first time my ILS or my own mom threatens me with their "GP RIghts" is the last time they will see us or the kids. I will not tolerate being threatened. Ever.
Grandparents have NO rights to their grandchild/ren. Grandparenting is a privilage,rather than a right. So, therefore you have nothing to worry about. You can tell your il's they have no rights. Let them waste their money on a lawyer to tell them that.
You'll have the last laugh on this one.
Unless they have power of attorney of your child/ren, then they have no rights what-so-ever. Mil made a threat to you and I would not allow my child to visit her gparent's once they made a verbal threat to me. She can sit there and be mad all she want's, your concern is not to please her but to take care of you child and dh and protect them from controlling people like her.
Good Luck. I would laugh in mil's face for even thinking she could do that.
Grandparents have NO rights anymore. Here is the link to the case of Troxel vs. Granville.
http://supct.law.cornell.edu/supct/html/99-138.ZS.html
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God bless,
Sheree
The Superior Court says there is no such thing as Grandparents rights: Case is Troxel:
Your IL's are full of hot air plain & simple. As long as your married to your spouse there is no way your IL's can get visition rights to the kids.
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