what are my rights as a grandparent

[Penny Hamilton]

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan

[Zigner]

Originally Posted by Penny Hamilton

What is the name of your state (only U.S. law)? Michigan

You have the right to love your grandchild.
You have the right to respect the wishes of the parents (both of them) of your grandchild.

[Penny Hamilton]

My son is 18 years old and his son lives with his mother and her parents. I have made several attempts to see my grandson, I wanted to know what visitation rights do I have and how do I go about it.

[TheGeekess]

Originally Posted by Penny Hamilton

My son is 18 years old and his son lives with his mother and her parents. I have made several attempts to see my grandson, I wanted to know what visitation rights do I have and how do I go about it.

You do not have any standing to sue for visitation rights, nor do grandparents have any inherent rights at all. Has your son been legally declared Dad, set up a CS order & visitation times? If he has, then you will be able to see Dad's Son on Dad's time. If Dad has not, then Dad needs to step up and do what's right.

And, no, you can't do any of this for Dad. He has to do these things for himself. If he's man enough to make a baby, he's man enough to see things get done legally.

[LdiJ]

Originally Posted by Penny Hamilton

My son is 18 years old and his son lives with his mother and her parents. I have made several attempts to see my grandson, I wanted to know what visitation rights do I have and how do I go about it.

As you have already been told, you don't have any visitation rights.

However you do have the right to help your son establish HIS rights, so that you can see the child on HIS time.