The laws surrounding grandparent's visitation rights vary by state but are always intended to support the best interests of the child. For instance, state laws tend to favor grandparent custody (assuming they're fit to be guardians) in the event the biological custodial ...

Grandparent visitation rights and the visitation rights of other non-parents did not exist more than 40 years ago. Visitation rights, until recently, only applied to a child's parents. Today, however, every state has created statutes to govern the visitation rights of ...

Child custody arrangements are among the most emotional and contentious negotiations a person can enter into. Even divorcing parties that are able to resolve financial or other serious issues amicably sometimes find that the discussion about child custody and visitation ...

It's not uncommon for divorced or unmarried parents to live in different states. Living in different states can make co-parenting more challenging, especially in a joint custody situation. It is also important to understand that a child custody order in one state ...

There are many different scenarios in which a parent or close relative will want to get custody of their child. Child custody hearings can be emotionally difficult because the stakes are so high for everyone involved. Child custody decisions are ...

There are several very good reasons you may want to attempt to mediate child custody issues before taking them to court. In general, a mediator cannot impose a solution, so speaking with a mediator will not necessarily impact the final decision of ...

If the parents or other parties in a custody dispute (and their attorneys) negotiate and resolve all issues related to child custody and visitation, whether informally or through out-of-court processes like mediation or collaborative law, the couple's decisions are finalized in detail in ...

Although it has not always been so, today's courts will generally award custody to whichever parent would be in the best interests of the child. However, in the past, custody of young children (typically under five years old) normally went ...

In almost all situations, a court will keep one primary question in mind when deciding a custody case, namely, what is in the best interests of the child? To answer this question, courts generally look at a number of different factors, ...

While child custody and visitation issues arise most often as part of a divorce, parents going through a divorce are not the only people who might be involved in a child custody situation. Custody disputes can arise between unmarried parents; grandparents can ...