Legal Question in Family Law in Indiana

Grandparents Rights Laws in Indiana

Do grandparents rights stating that a grandparent can adopt or othrtwise obtain legal custody of an abused grandchild still exist?


Asked on 12/04/00, 7:47 pm

1 Answer from Attorneys
Mary Ann Wunder Wunder & Wunder

Re: Grandparents Rights Laws in Indiana

The statutory right of a grandparent to seek a court order to visit with a child never included a right to obtain custody or adopt a child. The "right" to do so exists from a petition to the appropriate court alleging the necessary facts for an adoption and/or change of custody.

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Answered on 12/05/00, 4:50 pm


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