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