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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... psychological . Our first panel of witnesses could be best described as advocates . A testimonial to the degree of interest which this issue has generated has been the establishment of at least four national grandparents ' rights organi ...
... psychological . Our first panel of witnesses could be best described as advocates . A testimonial to the degree of interest which this issue has generated has been the establishment of at least four national grandparents ' rights organi ...
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... psychological and social benefits coming from protecting and nurturing the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren . In any judicial proceeding there are competing parties with com- peting interests . Too often , in ...
... psychological and social benefits coming from protecting and nurturing the relationships between grandparents and their grandchildren . In any judicial proceeding there are competing parties with com- peting interests . Too often , in ...
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... psychological research and family counseling as an alternative to judicial and legislative solutions . I trust that the subcommittee will also consider the symptoms to some of the major causes of this problem , such as the rapid rise in ...
... psychological research and family counseling as an alternative to judicial and legislative solutions . I trust that the subcommittee will also consider the symptoms to some of the major causes of this problem , such as the rapid rise in ...
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... psychologists say , are better off spending time with a grandparent . " Something terrific happens between a grandparent and grandkid , " says Arthur Kornhaber , a New York psychiatrist who wrote " Grandparents / Grandchildren , The ...
... psychologists say , are better off spending time with a grandparent . " Something terrific happens between a grandparent and grandkid , " says Arthur Kornhaber , a New York psychiatrist who wrote " Grandparents / Grandchildren , The ...
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... psychological distress we have suffered , knowing that we are being forcibly kept by a Colora- do court ruling from our New York visitation rights . We fear for our grandchildren's psychological and physical well - being , as we learn ...
... psychological distress we have suffered , knowing that we are being forcibly kept by a Colora- do court ruling from our New York visitation rights . We fear for our grandchildren's psychological and physical well - being , as we learn ...
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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.