What States Have Grandparent Visitation Rights?
elderly couple image by les sanders from Fotolia.com jQuery(document).ready(function(){ jQuery(‘#jsArticleStep1 span.image a:first’).attr(‘href’,’http://i.ehow.com/images/a06/da/9d/states-grandparent-visitation-rights_-1.1-800X800.jpg’); }); Grandparents often have to fight for visitation rights. Grandparents often face the possibility of losing contact with their grandchildren if the child’s parents divorce. But states protect the grandparent-grandchild relationships and have enacted laws spelling out those rights. All 50 states have laws that allow grandparents to sue for visitation rights, but the requirements to file that lawsuit vary by state, according to Nolo, a website that provides legal information. Background Most states began acting late in the 20th century to give grandparents the right to sue for visitation with grandchildren. In some cases, however, courts have ruled that a state’s law on grandparents’ visitation rights is unconstitutional. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled i
