what are grandparents rights for visitation?

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1. If there was a pending action involving the child, the court may have allowed the grandparents standing to pursue visitation, and in the course of evaluating the particular facts, ordered such visitation. 2. In limited circumstances, courts granted standing and visitation to grandparents even when there was no other matter before the court. 3. Some courts granted standing to grandparents to seek visitation with their grandchildren and then conducted a best interest analysis. 4. Lastly, some courts denied grandparents standing to request visitation outright and never addressed whether or not the visitation was in the child's best interests.

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Description : Find out from your grandparents about what they studied in school. -History

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Last Answer : If you live far apart, it's normal. However, if you feel they are missing then call me more often. Don't be too late.

Description : Are your grandparents still alive?

Last Answer : Unfortunately not for me anymore. There are only 1 left of my grandparents.