Legal Question in Family Law in Florida

Re: grand parent visitation

Not in Florida!

Re: grand parent visitation

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Normally, once a child is given up for adoption and the natural mother's birth rights are terminated, then there is ablsolutely no right of visitation for the birth mother or grandparents. Unless the court rules otherwise, there are no visitation rights of a grandparent in Florida. In your case,since you allowed the visitation for 9 years, it is possible that a court may rule that it is in the best interests of the child to continue the visitation if the grandmother were to take this to court.

Scott R. Jay, Esq.