Grandparent’s Rights

The termination of parental rights by a court is something that is not taken lightly. This will cut the legal ties between the parent and the child, but unfortunately, emotional ties are not so easily severed. There are numerous instances when a Texas court may decide...

The loving relationship between a grandchild and a grandparent is one that can't be duplicated. The child usually learns a lot from the grandparent and the grandparent has the opportunity to teach vital skills to the child. Sadly, not all grandparents and...

In many families, grandparents are an integral part of the family dynamic. Not only do the grandchildren benefit from the love and direction of the grandparents, the grandparents benefit from the love of their grandchildren. Not all families, however, have a good...

When some people think of grandparents' rights, they might think only about a grandparent trying to get custody of a grandchild. That is only one aspect of grandparents' rights. In Texas, there aren't any automatic rights for grandparents. Instead, the grandparents...

In many families, the grandparents hold a very unique and special role. However, in other families, rifts between a child's parents and grandparents can cause the grandparents to be left out of the child's life. In other cases, the grandparents may be raising their...

Grandparents are important figures in the lives of their grandchildren. In some cases, though, a parent may wish to keep his or her child's grandparents from seeing their grandkids. Is there anything that can be done so that grandparents may have visitation -- or in...