Walk It Through: The Grandchild
Narrow doors in, a preliminary hearing, and clear and convincing proof.
A grandfather's daughter has died, and his son in law has a felony conviction for violence.
Two things a person in this spot might do. Picking one shows what the law says about it.
One grandfather and one grandchild. The presumption where one parent caused the other's death is not worked through here.
A practice walkthrough, not a prediction of how any real one will go. Legal information, not legal advice.
Words this turns on
Terms with a legal meaning that is narrower than the everyday one. Each links to the definition and the authority behind it.
- Grandparent visitationVisitation a grandparent may petition for only where a parent is deceased, missing or in a persistent vegetative state and the section's other conditions are met.
- Time sharingThe schedule of a child's time with each parent. There is a rebuttable presumption that equal time sharing is in the child's best interests, and parental responsibility is shared unless that would be detrimental to the child.