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- Title
GRANDPARENTS' RIGHTS.
- Authors
Purnell, Marie; Bagby, Beatrice H.
- Abstract
The article discusses the nature of grandparents' visitation statutes. Before 1965, at common law, grandparents had no rights to visit their grandchildren over the objections of the children's parents. Since that time, every state in the nation has enacted statutes that enable grandparents to petition the courts for visitation rights. Family specialists must be aware of trends in grandparents' rights laws because their duties are affected by them. The information and advice they give to the families they work with should reflect current trends. The current trend in the courts and legislatures is to limit the absolute power of parents in favor of recognizing social-psychological factors found in current information about child development. Courts and legislatures are recognizing the unique importance of the grandparent and grandchild relationship. Grandparent visitation statutes vary greatly from state to state, but there are some common elements. All grandparent visitation statutes provide guidelines about who can petition for visitation, when persons can petition, and how the courts should decide whether or not to grant visitation privileges.
- Subjects
GRANDPARENTS; INTERPERSONAL relations; CHILD psychology; CHILDREN'S rights; PARENT-child legal relationship; CHILD development
- Publication
Family Relations, 1993, Vol 42, Issue 2, p173
- ISSN
0197-6664
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.2307/585451