It used to be that Grandparents could only seek court ordered visitation of their grandchildren if their own child, the parent of the grandchild, was either deceased, incarcerated, or interdicted.  At that time, the law presumed that grandparents would have access to their grandchildren through their child.  It is now a bit easier for grandparents to seek court ordered visitation of their grandchildren.  Presently a grandparent only needs to show that visitation with their grandchild will be in the best interest of the child.  Other relatives such as an aunt or uncle may seek visitation from the court but they have a high burden of showing that extraordinary circumstances exist in addition to showing that visitation will be in the best interest of the child.

If you want to seek visitation of a grandchild or a child with whom you are related to by blood or marriage, feel free to give me a call.

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