Legal Question in Family Law in Virginia
Grandparents visitation rights
Do grandparents still have rights to visitation in the state of Virginia?
Asked on 2/06/03, 11:06 pm
1 Answer from Attorneys
Michael Hendrickson
Law Office Michael E. Hendrickson
Re: Grandparents visitation rights
S20-124.2 of the Code of Virginia provides for the granting of custody of or visitation with the child to "persons with a legitimate interest" when the appropriate conditions apply.
S20-124.1 of the Code defines grandparents as one
class of persons having such interests.
Answered on 2/06/03, 11:56 pm