Legal Question in Family Law in Kentucky
Does Kentucky have a grandparents rights law in effect now?
Asked on 7/23/11, 8:28 am
3 Answers from Attorneys
Andrea Welker
Welker Law Office
No, not exactly. Rather than reinvent the wheel, please see Legal Aid's information on this topic:
http://www.kyjustice.org/node/619
Answered on 7/24/11, 11:25 am
Gregory Napier
Troutman & Napier, PLLC
Grandparents basically have standing to petition the court to establish visitation with a grandchild, and that is about the extent of their "rights" in Kentucky. There are U.S. Constitutional issues involved that are too complex to go into here. The short version is that once you petition the court for visitation, the judge has tremendous discretion as to what, if any, visitation gets established. From that point, it depends on how earnest the losing party is in pursuing an appeal.
Answered on 7/25/11, 5:55 am