Grandparents' Rights - Grandparent Visitation Rights In The United States, Grandparent Visitation Rights In Canada, Conclusion
Grandparents' rights is a legal and family issue shaped by changes in society, including the increased number of adults experiencing grandparenthood and the increased number of children raised solely by grandparents (Hill 2000). Grandparents have become a critical source of support to grandchildren who face potentially negative effects of family disruption, such as divorce, illness, or incarceration (Cox 2000).
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about 1 month ago
Diane » ladydk66 ((at)) aol dot com
Dear Donna
I really feel for you, because I am a grandparent, and my ex daughter in law ran off with some criminal after my son passed away three years ago. She is in California, that I know, and I did take her to court, and the judge ordered her to let the children call us twice a week, as then we were in NY, but she never abided by the court order. I tried to hold her in contempt, but now because I live in NC, the court will not do anything to help me. We are so sad that we can't even talk to them, and it's been over two years now. I have sent her certified letters. tried everything I can think of, but I can't afford an attorney, so no one really wants to help me.
Don't give up, that's all I can say to you. I feel your pain, and I hope and pray someday you get to see your grandchildren, and one thing for sure, they know you love them, just don't give up Donna
Diane
9 months ago
Donna Queen » donnaqueen76 ((at)) yahoo dot com
Hello, My name is Donna Queen I am 50 and a grandmother of 5 !!My daughter left her husband last Spring !!!From his bipolar life !!!She had been beaten in 2005 no justice for her came and lived with me amd her stepdad with her 3 kids !She went back after 10 days and further stalking in the house and threats !!!She asked me of a place she coulsd go !!My cousin in Virginia took them in !!!!When my cousin got sick and needed help I came up and had to find them a place to live !!!So I bought a trailor and she paintd and fixed it up !!!!We bought tools and besd and whatever they needed !!!!To protect them !!!From April 23 to June 24th I stayed to babysit so she could get a job and get them in daycare and on her feet !!!!I spent $5,ooo and she still wouldn.t help herself get license up their or a job !!!When child custody came uop her husband and mother would know where they we're !!!!Domiating people from the start for the entire marriage of my daughter !!!So I left and came home and was told not to come for custody hearings so she gave up custody to her mother in law !!!!! For 6 months I never saw my grandchildren June 24th to December 23rd !!The kids we're nearly taken away by D.S.S. by intences that happened with neighbor hood men and her actions !!!!I LOVE my daughter and don't want any harm but now if I don't do as they say I can't see them all again !!!!So I ask for visitation and hope that others don't have the right to take our grandchildren away again !!!WE are loving grandparents and don't want to miss the opportunity to see them !!!This as if blackmale is their solution and takeing them away with us as grandparents have no righs for months and did nothing but help her through all pregnancy's with money and special care and true LOVE for all !!!!This is a horrible thing to know we may never see them again becuse of spite and hurting us over and over again !!!!Please help pass this law foe grandparents like me and my husband should not have to endure this or the grandkids we love so much !!!Just 1 weekend a month if possble and birthdays and Holidays a special time to visit!!! Not them to take and never have rights to see them !!!!!Help us with this heart broken problem that goes on for years destroying familesand endangering the hearts of our grandkids we have no rights !!!Give us the rights to see them and be a part of their lives !!!!Grandkids are so innocent and awesome and we miss them so much !!!!!Donna and Ron Queen !!! Grandparents forever !!!!!President Obama I ask for YOUR HELP TO pass this law !!!!!