Grandparent visitation
Grandparent visitation. In some jurisdictions grandparents may have a legal right to have court ordered
visitation (or
access) 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 loved children. 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.