Legal Question in Family Law in Missouri

Re: Grandparent visitation rights

Your problem concerning your grandchild is unfortunately a very common problem in this day and age when so many people are choosing to give birth to children out of wedlock. The simple answer is that you do not have any legal rights whatsoever since your son has no legal rights whatsoever concerning the child. Put another way, your son is not the legal father of the child since he was not married to the mother and assuming that he has not been determined to be the legal father in one of the other legally authorized ways. I would very strongly suggest that your son take legal action to be determined to be the legal father of the child. Then, perhaps, you may avail yourself of the statutes governing grandparent's rights if need be. I have handled a wide variety of similar matters in the twenty-five years I have been practicing law, and I would be happy to offer either you or your son a free telephone consultation if you would call 314-727-2822.