GrandParents Rights

[Jordans Granny]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? South Carolina If my son signs away his parental rights does that take away my rights, if I have any rights, to visit my grandson?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by Jordans Granny

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? South Carolina If my son signs away his parental rights does that take away my rights, if I have any rights, to visit my grandson?What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)?

You have no inherent rights to your grandson. If your son terminates his parental rights (which can only be done if the mother is married and her husband is willing to adopt the child) then you will no longer be a grandmother to that child.

However, standing to sue to attempt to gain visitation rights does survive a stepparent adoption, but standing to sue is not a guarantee of winning.

You really need to provide a little more background.

[Jordans Granny]

My son and my grandson's mom were never married. They had an on again off again relationship for 4 years. She was seeing another man at the same time as my son, but there has been no paternity test. I know in my heart that he is my grandson so it does'nt matter to me. He has had a really rough time as he was born with a heart defect that required open heart surgery at 2 weeks of age, he had another at 2 years of age. He has severe developmental delays and can't walk or talk. However he is the light of my life! His mother uses him as a pawn to get what she wants, my son has not been a good father and the man she is living with is not either, he calls his own children *******s so I can only imagine what he calls my grandson. So I don't have any grandparent rights to him at all then? Even though I practically raised him fom the age of 2 to 6 and he spends every weekend with us? Please tell me that I can at least have visits with him even if my son wants to give up his rights to him, tho I know now that wont happen because she isn't married to the man she is living with and if she were, he does'nt want to adopt him anyway. Thank you very much, I feel better knowing that it probably won't happen.

[happybug]

As there was no marriage or paternity test, your son has no "rights" to give up. He would need to establish paternity before he would have rights. I can't see him going to court to establish paternity if he has no iterest in being a parent. Be VERY nice to the mother, she alone decides if you have a relationship with her child.