If both parents are fit to raise their children, can grandparents still get visitation if the parents say no?
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If both parents are fit to raise their children, can grandparents still get visitation if the parents say no?
Asked on June 28, 2015 under Family Law, Arizona
Answers:
SJZ, Member, New York Bar / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 8 years ago | Contributor
No, unfortunately, they cannot get visition over the parents' objections. If the child has two fit parents, there is no basis for the law to step in and intervene; and the law also respects the rights of parents to make decisions for the children, such as whether to associate with family, absent special circumstances not applying her. The law doesn't second guess the vast majority of family or parent-child decisions, even if they seem unfair or unwise.
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