Legal Question in Family Law in Maryland
Convicted Child Molester
My ex-inlaws sued for grandparent visitation. There son was in jail for child sex abuse of my 2 daughters (his stepdaughters) We have two other children 5 & 6. I signed a consent order and gave them 1 weekend a month. When I signed the consent order I did not know it would be a court order. They had attorney, I did not. Could not afford (supporting 5 children). When the order was signed they lived 2 miles away. They have since moved to W.V. I did not know they had left the state until after. I filed a petition to terminate their Grandparents rights. They conter filed a contempt of court because I refused visitation unitll Court hearing. Court was postponed because Judge wanted biological father brought in. He only served 18 months of a 10 yr sentence. He has supervised Visitation at supervised visitation center. Do grandparents have visitation rights? Was it ok for them to move out of state without notification to the court? Are they not in contempt for first for leaving the state? I do not want the children out of the state for 1 weekend a month. Am I legally bond to the consent order? Also interfers with their Sunday School and soccer and cheerleading. Am I in contempt for refusing out of state visits?
1 Answer from Attorneys
Re: Convicted Child Molester
You are able to modify a child visitation order upon the showing of a material change in circumstances. The Court must do what is in the child's best interests.
As for grandparents rights, the Supreme Court struck down any rights grandparents may have had in a Washington State case several years ago. Maryland has since removed their statute regarding grandparents rights.
I would be happy to discuss this matter with you further. If interested, please contact my office for a free initital consultation.
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