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Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Ind. Law - "Grandparents testify in Indy to establish visitation rights"
Kelly Lynch reported Jan. 17, 2010 in the Evansville Courier & Press on SB 59, which was approved by the Senate Judiciary Committee last Tuesday. The digest:
Grandparent and great-grandparent visitation. Allows great-grandparents to seek visitation rights with their great-grandchildren in certain circumstances. Allows a grandparent or great- grandparent to seek visitation if the grandparent or great-grandparent has had meaningful contact with the child but, as a result of an estrangement between the parent of the child and the grandparent or great-grandparent, the parent of the child terminated the child's visits with the grandparent or great-grandparent. Establishes factors for the court to consider in determining whether granting a grandparent or great-grandparent visitation rights is in the best interests of the child. Makes conforming changes. (The introduced version of this bill was prepared by the child custody and support advisory committee.)
Posted by Marcia Oddi on January 19, 2010 09:05 AM
Posted to Indiana Law