Our 19 year old is threatening to not allow us to see her son( our grandchild). She is very unstable, has been on and off drugs and still continues to hang around friends that she knows takes them. Are we able to petition the courts for visitation? ...

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Our 19 year old is threatening to not allow us to see her son( our grandchild). She is very unstable, has been on and off drugs and still continues to hang around friends that she knows takes them. Are we able to petition the courts for visitation?

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The visitation rights of

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

The visitation rights of grandparents is becoming an important legal issue for many families. In Texas, a court has the authority to grant visitation if the visitation is in the child’s best interest and an additional circumstance exists that makes visitation necessary. For example, if the parents are divorced, the parent abused or neglected the child or the parent has been incarcerated, the court will likely grant visitation rights to a grandparent. However, you will need to go to court to obtain a court order for the visitation. If the court grants visitation, the visitation will occur over very specific periods of time.  See the Texas Attorney General’s website, https://www.oag.state.tx.us/elder/grandparents.shtml, for additional information regarding grandparents and visitation rights.

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The visitation rights of

Submitted by elizabethcarlsen on

The visitation rights of grandparents is becoming an important legal issue for many families. In Texas, a court has the authority to grant visitation if the visitation is in the child’s best interest and an additional circumstance exists that makes visitation necessary. For example, if the parents are divorced, the parent abused or neglected the child or the parent has been incarcerated, the court will likely grant visitation rights to a grandparent. However, you will need to go to court to obtain a court order for the visitation. If the court grants visitation, the visitation will occur over very specific periods of time.  See the Texas Attorney General’s website, https://www.oag.state.tx.us/elder/grandparents.shtml, for additional information regarding grandparents and visitation rights.