Grandparent's Rights
Experienced Family Lawyers Helping Grandparents and Grandchildren
In Florida, a grandparent's right to visit a grandchild exists only through their relationship with their son or daughter, the parent of their grandchild. The parent of the child controls what, if any, time the grandparents may spend with the child.
It is assumed that the parent will protect the relationship between the grandchild and the grandparent. If the parent cannot protect that relationship because the parent is disabled, deceased, incarcerated or legally unavailable, the grandparents can seek reasonable visitation from the other parent. They can seek the amount of visitation they would have had if the parent (their son or daughter) had been available to protect the grandparent-grandchild relationship.
At our Pensacola Law Firm, no matter which side you are on one of our grandparent rights attorney can help you whether you need assistance as a grandparent seeking visitation, as well as parents seeking to prevent or limit visitation of the grandparents. This legal action is taken when the parents feel it was not in the best interest of the child to have contact with the grandparents. For more than 20 years, our child custody lawyers have been providing experience and compassionate effective legal counsel to families in the Pensacola and Milton area through our family law practice.
Grandparent Custody of a Grandchild
In society today more grandparents have a history of being the primary caregiver for an extended period of time. The courts in family court in Escambia and Santa Rosa have in previous cases when they felt it was in best interest of the child to allow the child to continue to reside with the grandparent rather than be transferred to the parent .
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