Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina
grandparent visitation rights
grandchildren (3) live in north carolina and grandparents reside in michigan. after years of visitation during summer months, visits aburptly stopped.
2 Answers from Attorneys
Re: grandparent visitation rights
You should meet with an experienced family law attorney to determine if you can assert grandparenting rights in this case.
Re: grandparent visitation rights
Grandparents do have some rights in Michigan, but at the end of the day, it's a family matter that should be a matter of agreement.
If the couple are married, you have no rights in Michigan to force parents to send their children to you.
It's only in a divorce situation that the court has jurisdiction to consider parental rights, and thus, grandparental rights.
I don't like to do it, but I've mediated cases over the phone, and you can contact the Wayne Mediation Center which can do that for you from Michigan, if everyone agrees to mediate.
Mediation is a structured discussion that puts everyone's point of view on the table in a confidential way.