Legal Question in Family Law in California

Re: grandparent visitation

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Grand-parent visitation is difficult if not impossible to establish through the court unless your son is deceased and you have a signifcant prior relationship with the child. On the other hand, your son can "place" the children with whomever he wishes during his visitation time. Best to work out a voluntary arrangement between you, dad, and mom. Court-ordered visitation in this case may be tricky to get and hard to enforce.

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Re: grandparent visitation

Grandparents can request visitation. However, the state of the law regarding grandparent visitation is unsettled. Your best approach is probably to approach mom and request contact with the grandchild. Use the courts only if necessary. Your son could also talk to her and request that she allow you to exercise some or all of his visitation rights. Maintaining a good relationship with mom is your best bet.