Grandparents: The Other Victims of Divorce and Custody Disputes : Hearing Before the Subcommittee on Human Services of the Select Committee on Aging, House of Representatives, Ninety-seventh Congress, Second Session, Part 1U.S. Government Printing Office, 1983 - Children of divorced parents |
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... passed the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980. Now when a State's decree pro- vides grandparents visitation rights , those rights are fully enforce- able as a matter of Federal Law in the courts of any other State of the Union ...
... passed the Parental Kidnaping Prevention Act of 1980. Now when a State's decree pro- vides grandparents visitation rights , those rights are fully enforce- able as a matter of Federal Law in the courts of any other State of the Union ...
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... passing that I too know that my own mother would be absolutely destroyed if she could not meet and love and understand and see her grandchildren grow and prosper . In my 25 years of practicing law , I think one of the most disturbing ...
... passing that I too know that my own mother would be absolutely destroyed if she could not meet and love and understand and see her grandchildren grow and prosper . In my 25 years of practicing law , I think one of the most disturbing ...
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... passed legis- lation allowing grandparents to petition the courts for visitation rights , and the decision is left to the discretion of the presiding judge . The Maryland State Legislature passed senate bill 333 spon- sored by Hon ...
... passed legis- lation allowing grandparents to petition the courts for visitation rights , and the decision is left to the discretion of the presiding judge . The Maryland State Legislature passed senate bill 333 spon- sored by Hon ...
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... passed in the State of Maryland . As of now I understand that about 40 States have also passed some form of grandparents ' visitation rights bill . I have no idea what these other States ' bills contain , but I do think that if 40 ...
... passed in the State of Maryland . As of now I understand that about 40 States have also passed some form of grandparents ' visitation rights bill . I have no idea what these other States ' bills contain , but I do think that if 40 ...
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... passing a civil word between them . The best solution , according to District Court Judge Richard Williams who heard Cha- sens ' suit , is one worked out not by the judge but by the litigants . " When the parents and grandparents fight ...
... passing a civil word between them . The best solution , according to District Court Judge Richard Williams who heard Cha- sens ' suit , is one worked out not by the judge but by the litigants . " When the parents and grandparents fight ...
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Page 97 - The reasonable preference of the child, if the court deems the child to be of sufficient age to express preference.
Page 79 - If either the father or mother of an unmarried minor child is deceased, the children, parents, and the grandparents of such deceased person may be granted reasonable visitation rights to the minor child during its minority by the superior court upon a finding that such visitation rights would be in the best interests of the minor child.
Page 81 - Children have difficulty in relating positively to, profiting from, and maintaining the contact with two psychological parents who are not in positive contact with each other. Loyalty conflicts are common and normal under such conditions and may have devastating consequences by destroying the child's positive relationships to both parents. A "visiting
Page 73 - I write only to underscore the cultural myopia of the arbitrary boundary drawn by the East Cleveland ordinance in the light of the tradition of the American home that has been a feature of our society since our beginning as a Nation — the "tradition" in the plurality's words, "of uncles, aunts, cousins, and especially grandparents sharing a household along with parents and children.
Page 73 - Our decisions establish that the Constitution protects the sanctity of the family precisely because the institution of the family is deeply rooted in this Nation's history and tradition.
Page 97 - The court shall consider all relevant factors including: (1) the wishes of the child's parent or parents as to his custody; (2) the wishes of the child as to his custodian; (3) the interaction and interrelationship of the child with his parent or parents, his siblings, and any other person who may significantly affect the child's best interest; (4) the child's adjustment to his home, school, and community; and (5) the mental and physical health of all individuals involved.
Page 80 - In granting visitation rights to persons other than the parents of the decedent, the court shall consider the amount of personal contact between such persons and the minor child prior to the application for the order granting them visitation rights. (c) This section shall not apply if the child has been adopted by a person other than a stepparent or grandparent. Any visitation rights granted pursuant to this section prior to the adoption of the child shall be automatically terminated upon such adoption.
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Page 79 - Reasonable visitation rights shall be awarded to a parent unless it is shown that such visitation would be detrimental to the best interests of the child.
Page 79 - The court may assign the custody of any child to either parent, or to a third party, according to its best judgment upon the facts of the case and subject to such conditions and limitations as it deems equitable.