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Grandparent Visitation

KRS 405.021 — the Circuit Court may grant grandparents reasonable visitation in the child's best interest

The Circuit Court in the county where the child lives may grant either set of grandparents reasonable visitation if it finds that is in the child's best interest. Visitation once granted is not undone by ending the parental rights of the grandparent's own son or daughter unless the court finds that best for the child.

  • KRS 405.021
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  • When the grandparent's own child, the child's parent, has died, visitation is presumed to be in the child's best interest if the grandparent proves a significant and viable relationship.
  • That relationship is shown by the child living with the grandparent, or the grandparent giving regular care, for at least six consecutive months; or by frequent contact for at least twelve consecutive months; or by other facts showing the loss would likely harm the child.
  • KRS 405.021
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  1. KRS 405.021 — Reasonable visitation rights to grandparents

Legal information, not legal advice. Verified as of October 2026. Applying it to a particular situation is the work of a licensed Kentucky attorney.

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