What is the law regarding grandparent visitation in New Jersey?
New Jersey’s Grandparents’ Visitation State, N.J.S.A. 9:27.1 allows a grandparent residing in New Jersey to make an application for visitation. The grandparent must prove that visitation is in the best interest of the child. In making this determination, the court must consider eight factors, including: The relationship between the child and the grandparent; The relationship between parents and the grandparents; The time that has elapses since the child last saw the grandparent; The effect that such visitation will have on the relationship between the child and the child’s parents; If the parents are divorced or separated, the time sharing arrangements which exist between the parents with regard to the child; The good faith of the grandparent filing the application; Any history of physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect by the application; and Any other factor relevant to the best interests of the child. The starting point for any grandparent visitation case is whether it will s
New Jersey’s Grandparents’ Visitation State, N.J.S.A. 9:27.1 allows a grandparent residing in New Jersey to make an application for visitation. The grandparent must prove that visitation is in the best interest of the child. In making this determination, the court must consider eight factors, including: The relationship between the child and the grandparent; The relationship between parents and the grandparents; The time that has elapses since the child last saw the grandparent; The effect that such visitation will have on the relationship between the child and the child’s parents; If the parents are divorced or separated, the time sharing arrangements which exist between the parents with regard to the child; The good faith of the grandparent filing the application; Any history of physical, emotional or sexual abuse or neglect by the application; and Any other factor relevant to the best interests of the child.
