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What are grandparents’custody rights?

Question: We have been raising my daughter’s two children since they were both infants. Now she wants them back after 5 years. We love them as our own. He says if they go back to their mother, he will leave me. This will be the third family he has lost. I am not ready to […]

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Custody in two states out of wedlock

Question: I am a committed devoted father of a 3 1/2 year old son. I was in a 1 month relationship – after the relationship ended – the lady informed me that she was pregnant. I chose not to marry her – but intended to be a full part of my child’s life. At the […]

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My husband may leave me if we let our daughter have custody of our grandchildren.

Your problem is not unique to you and your husband of 17 years. The issue of grandparents’ rights has become more important as societal norms have changed and more grandchildren are being raised by their grandparents. Unfortunately, current divorce law in most states does not recognize grandparents’ rights, even when the children are clearly emotionally […]

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Can a paternal father take his child away from the present father?

Question: “I have been married to my wife for almost two years. I have raised my step-daughter for about three and a half years. She is almost seven years old. I finally had my name added to her birth certificate making me the father. The real father contacted us and says he wants a paternity […]

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