What is the name of your state? Georgia
My child's father recently joined the Army. His parents now seek visitation with my daughter while he is gone. I would prefer that any such visitation with them be supervised (i.e., I am willing to meet them in the park or something so they can visit with my child) for various reasons. I have been trying to research Georgia law on this subject and the law appears to be in my favor. If I am reading it correctly, grandparents may petition the courts for visitation rights, but that visitation should be granted only in cases where it is proven that NOT granting said visitation would be harmful to the child "by clear and convincing evidence." I believe our situation is not extreme enough for visitation to be granted. My daughter has been seeing her paternal grandparents intermittently and irregularly (with long periods of no contact) for her entire life (she's 4 yrs. old). There is very little relationship with them to salvage by visitation. Does anyone have any insight on this matter? I would like to know if the statutes in Georgia are actually applied in the manner that they are written by the Georgia legislature. Thanks for your help!
My child's father recently joined the Army. His parents now seek visitation with my daughter while he is gone. I would prefer that any such visitation with them be supervised (i.e., I am willing to meet them in the park or something so they can visit with my child) for various reasons. I have been trying to research Georgia law on this subject and the law appears to be in my favor. If I am reading it correctly, grandparents may petition the courts for visitation rights, but that visitation should be granted only in cases where it is proven that NOT granting said visitation would be harmful to the child "by clear and convincing evidence." I believe our situation is not extreme enough for visitation to be granted. My daughter has been seeing her paternal grandparents intermittently and irregularly (with long periods of no contact) for her entire life (she's 4 yrs. old). There is very little relationship with them to salvage by visitation. Does anyone have any insight on this matter? I would like to know if the statutes in Georgia are actually applied in the manner that they are written by the Georgia legislature. Thanks for your help!