Riverside Grandparent Visitation Attorney

Today, 4.9 million children live in households run by grandparents. About twenty percent of those children (more than 960,000) have neither parent present in these homes and the grandparents are responsible for the child’s basic needs of life. It goes without saying that, grandparents are also providing the physical and psychological needs for these children and taking the role of the day-to-day parent.

Avoiding Conflict

Many grandparents do not want the conflict that comes with a guardianship, but desperately seek a desire to spend time with their grandchildren. The Court may grant reasonable visitation to a grandparent, if visitation is based on the best interest of the child.
To grant an order for visitation, the Court must find a preexisting relationship between the grandparent and the child. Typically, grandparent rights are not available when the natural parents, or adoptive parents, are still married and caring for the child; or when both parents agree that the visits should not be granted. Visits cannot conflict with custody or visitation rights of parents.

If you have been taking care of your grandchild and seek information regarding legal aspects about visitation or guardianship, the Law Office of Heath L. Baker will help you. Please contact us at (951) 222-2228, or at our website: www.heathbakerlaw.com. We would love to talk to you in person and discuss the family law or divorce issues that are important to you.