Legal Question in Family Law in North Carolina

Re: grandparents

Four North Carolina statutes empower grandparents to request visitation rights in different circumstances. G.S. � 50-13.1(a) grants grandparents the broad privilege to institute an action for custody or visitation, as allowed in G.S. �� 50-13.2(b1), 50-13.2A, and 50-13.5(j). G.S. � 50-13.2(b1) allows grandparents to receive visitation privileges as part of an ongoing custody dispute. G.S. � 50-13.2A permits a biological grandparent to request visitation with the grandchild if the grandchild is adopted by a stepparent or relative of the child, provided the child and grandparent have a substantial relationship.