Grandparent visitation rights: Rendering family dissension more pronounced?
- 1 April 1985
- journal article
- Published by American Psychological Association (APA) in Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
- Vol. 55 (2) , 277-287
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1939-0025.1985.tb03442.x
Abstract
Legislation allowing grandparents to file suit to gain court-ordered visitation with their grandchildren is now law in most states. Legal issues and reported cases are presented, and problems for children and families that are posed by this sort of legal conflict are outlined.Keywords
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