Many – if not most – adults have a strong desire to maintain a relationship with the members of their family who are minors. Yet, only a small portion of the adults who care about any individual child have legal rights related to custody and visitation based on their legal...
Family law statutes are very confusing and change frequently. Just a few years ago, Pennsylvania state lawmakers made some small but noteworthy adjustments to the family code that could have a profound impact on grandparents. For the most part, as a grandparent, your relationship with your grandkids is dependent on...
It’s increasingly common for grandparents to step into a parent’s shoes all over again when their grandchildren are left without caretakers. For one reason or another, you may have custody of your grandchildren — but is that enough? You may want to consider whether you should adopt your grandchildren to...
Grandparents are the great unsung heroes of family life. They provide unpaid childcare for busy parents all across Pennsylvania and bring fun and treats into many small children’s lives. Yet, sometimes a mother or father can deny you the joy of being a grandparent by preventing you from seeing their...
There are many reasons why parents might leave their children in the care of grandparents. Perhaps you had to step up and start taking care of your grandchildren when your child got arrested and then later convicted of a crime or had their rights terminated by the state. Perhaps your...
Parenting is a job that seemingly never ends. Even once your child reaches adulthood, they will likely turn to you for advice to help when things get rough. Beyond that, once they have children of their own, you may find yourself fulfilling many of the same roles you once did...
In many states, grandparents don’t have strong visitation or custody rights. While they are related to their grandchildren, the law generally protects the parents and makes sure that they have control over who sees their children. This can be at the expense of the child’s relationship with their grandparent or...
