Grandparents’ Rights
Grandparents’ rights Attorneys in New Jersey
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Attorneys for Grandparents New Jersey
Children benefit from having a healthy relationship with their grandparents and you, as a grandparent, no doubt delight in being part of your grandchildren’s lives. When unfortunate circumstances make it difficult or impossible to spend time with your grandchildren, you do have grandparents’ rights under River Edge, New Jersey law. However, the statutes are complex, and emotional factors can create hurdles if it becomes necessary to take legal action to enforce your rights.
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Ensuring You Have a Voice as a Grandparent
Under River Edge, New Jersey’s visitation statute, an eligible non-parent may file a petition to seek visitation with a child, even over the objection of the parents. Grandparents have the right to file this petition, but they do have the burden of proving that visitation is in the grandchild’s best interests.
The intent of the grandparents’ visitation law is to balance the rights of parents as primary decision makers in raising their child, with the notion that it is in the child’s best interests to spend time with key family members. The statute allows grandparents to enjoy visitation when the parents do not allow it, or when the family unit is disrupted by death, divorce, or adoption.
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Factors on Grandparents’ Rights Matters
In weighing grandparents’ rights to visitation with a grandchild, a court will consider eight factors:
- The grandparent’s relationship with the child;
- The grandparent’s relationship with each parent or a person living with the child;
- How long has passed since the child and grandparent maintained contact;
- How grandparent visitation will impact the relationship between each parent or a person living with the child;
- The co-parenting arrangement between the child’s parents, in the event of divorce or separation;
- The grandparent’s motivation in filing the petition, and whether it was filed in good faith or for questionable reasons;
- Any history of abuse or neglect related to the grandparent; and,
- Any other factors that may be relevant to the best interests of the child, on a case-by-case basis.
Based upon these factors, you can see that grandparents’ rights may only be recognized when the grandparents have a direct, personal relationship with the child. Occasional, infrequent visits may not support a finding that you have rights to visitation.
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