Legal Question in Family Law in New York
if a mom dies in a car accident and the dad goes to jail for causing it does the maternal or paternal grandparents get custody. I live in vt and the children in ny
Asked on 4/11/12, 9:25 am
1 Answer from Attorneys
Paula McGill
Paula McGill Attorney at Law
If there are competing petitions for custody filed by the grandparents, the court will look to the best interest of the children. The judge will look at the living environment of both parents, the ability of each to raise the children, and the prior relationship with the children, among other things.
Also licensed and practicing in New York.
Answered on 4/11/12, 9:56 pm