Can a grandparent ever get custody of a grandchild against a natural parent?
In a situation where a grandparent has been the one that has raised a child and has served the child’s best interests, for a period of time long enough so that the child can be considered to have been raised by that grandparent, that person is deemed to be “in loco parentis” or in the place of the parent. In Pennsylvania, a grandparent has standing by statute to seek custody of a grandchild.
