Overview
Your Grandchildren Need You in Their Lives.Grandparents have long been the backbone to any family. In times of trouble, they are the first place struggling parents turn. However, when the struggles turn into a bitter divorce battle, it is the grandparents who are punished. Unfortunately, it is the children who ultimately suffer.
As a grandparent, you provide a sense of history and stability to your grandchildren. You are a source of inspiration to them and you instill in them the value of family. When, for whatever reason, you are prevented from being a part of their lives, you feel the pain, but they are the ones who lose. You have the right and the obligation to stand up for yourself and for your grandchildren.
Grandparents' Rights fully explains what you can do to protect your relationship with your grandchildren. Learn the steps you can take to get the courts on your side and guarantee that you will be able to spend time with them. Written in easy-to-understand language, Grandparents' Rights teaches you how to:
- Work with your grandchildren's parents to find the best solution
- Identify when legal action may be necessary to enforce your rights
- Take action if you think your grandchildren are being abused
- Increase the time you get to spend with your grandchildren
Continue to Be a Part of Your Grandchildren's Lives.
Synopsis
If you are having trouble seeing your grandchildren, or have a grandchild who is being neglected or abused, the answers to your problems may be in this book. This book is designed to let grandparents know their legal rights, and to help them take their case through the court system.
Library Journal
Single parenthood and divorce have had a dramatic impact on the numbers of grandparents who need to seek legal advice regarding visiting or raising their grandchildren. The goal of Grandparents' Rights is to look at the laws of each state that control grandparent visitation and custody and to consider certain specific situations that may influence a decision to take legal action. Truly outlines the process for determining whether or not to file a claim for custody or visitation and provides straight talk on what the hurdles are. The appendix of state laws is well done, providing not only citations to statutes but a summary of grounds, the effect of adoption on grandparents, and whether a parental preference rule exists in the state. This book conveys useful information concisely and pays proper attention to important variations among states. Highly recommended for public libraries.-Joan Pedzich, Harris, Beach & Wilcox, Rochester, N.Y.