Grandparents

 

 

Protecting Important Relationships


The relationship between a grandparent and grandchild is one that the child will remember for the rest of his or her life. Grandparents are notoriously proud of their grandchildren and spending time with them is a source of joy and happiness. Unfortunately, divorce can impact these precious relationships, causing grief for both grandparent and grandchild.


Fighting For Grandparents' Rights


We understand the dilemmas that grandparents go through when their children divorce. We are committed to assisting grandparents in establishing their rights, including child custody, child visitation, guardianship and more.


We frequently handle grandparents' rights cases involving:


  • Deceased parent of grandchild
  • Divorce or separation of grandchild's parents
  • Grandchild living with grandparent(s)

 

Georgia and Grandparents' Rights


The State of Georgia recognizes that the relationship with a grandparent is important to a child. The State gives grandparents the right to seek visitation when it is otherwise unavailable to them. This may occur when one parent is deceased or does not get visitation with the children.


Grandparents may file a separate action against the custodial parent to seek visitation rights with their grandchildren. However, the state legislature has rewritten the grandparent visitation statute to eliminate the right of a grandparent to intervene when the grandchild is living with both biological parents in an intact family.