Grandparent Rights in Virginia

[janM]

"I've seen all the court documents."

Just curious...if they settled out of court, what documents are those? Was anything signed by a judge?

And no, you do not have any rights to visitation. If dad is agreeable, you can see the gchild on his time.

 

[knd2517]

"I've seen all the court documents."

Just curious...if they settled out of court, what documents are those? Was anything signed by a judge?

And no, you do not have any rights to visitation. If dad is agreeable, you can see the gchild on his time.

That's exactly what I asked in my other post that never showed up. The original poster did not say that it was an out of court settlement, just that it was a settlement. I asked her for clarification of that.

KND

 

[LdiJ]

Except the settlement in question by the OP is between the parents, not the GP.

I'm not sniping at anyone. All I did was offer an opinion and had people basically saying I was stupid and told me to quit posting. Who's doing the sniping?

I actually posted earlier with a clearer explanation of what I was trying to say but it either never showed up or was removed. Although I don't know why because I was merely trying to clarify what I meant, and I did it nicely.

At no time did I say the settlement was "legally" enforceable. I just indicated how the Judge would probably react. This is family court after all, not the best forum for following the law as it's written.

So here is a scenario for you. The two have a lovely little "settlement" between themselves which had pop picking up the child every other weekend for some quality time. A year down the road mom gets angry for some reason and decides dad can't see the little one anymore. So off to court dad goes and tells his story to the Judge, including all the nice visits he's had with his child with her OK. Do you honestly think the Judge is not going to consider this precedent? Do you honestly think the Judge isn't going to overrule moms objections for whatever reason she has dreamed up since for the past year she has had no problems?

I disagree and think the Judge likely would grant dad his visits right back again.

None the less, this is a GPV forum and that's parent custody. Two completely different animals all together and by law, dad is entitled to the visitation as long as he is fit so settlement or no, he's going to get visitation.

The bolded part is significant. This was a question regarding a grandparent, not regarding a parent. A parent has a constutitional right to be part of their child's life. A grandparent does not. Therefore, you can't apply the principles of a parent vs parent case to a gpv case.

 

[buttermuffin]

Thank you for the persons giving me advice, I really appreciate it. I’m taking this one day at a time.

However, I do have to say as a new member to this forum it upsets me that some of you decided to argue/discuss something totally off my topic in the middle of my responses. You could have taken this to another forum, to those people I think all of you need to take a good look at the harm you caused, in my eyes this was very unfair for you to do to me. I'm already having issues about seeing my Granddaughter and you decide to do this in the middle of my thread, which stopped others from responding.

 

[weenor]

Thank you for the persons giving me advice, I really appreciate it. I’m taking this one day at a time.

However, I do have to say as a new member to this forum it upsets me that some of you decided to argue/discuss something totally off my topic in the middle of my responses. You could have taken this to another forum, to those people I think all of you need to take a good look at the harm you caused, in my eyes this was very unfair for you to do to me. I'm already having issues about seeing my Granddaughter and you decide to do this in the middle of my thread, which stopped others from responding.

Nothing was done to you. Some of the posters were merely clarifying the law so that you understand that you have no inherent right to visitation of your grandchild. The discussion about your son was to clarify that as a matter of law, your ability to see the child is dependent on the rights your, you ex- dil and the judge agreed upon.

 

[Silverplum]

Thank you for the persons giving me advice, I really appreciate it. I’m taking this one day at a time.

However, I do have to say as a new member to this forum it upsets me that some of you decided to argue/discuss something totally off my topic in the middle of my responses. You could have taken this to another forum, to those people I think all of you need to take a good look at the harm you caused, in my eyes this was very unfair for you to do to me. I'm already having issues about seeing my Granddaughter and you decide to do this in the middle of my thread, which stopped others from responding.

Granmaw? Be sure to whine and complain to someone who cares in future. Because you got FREE advice, I don't think you have much to say about what happens in your thread. And what was so very traumatic? You had to read a page or two? Sheesh.

 

[tigger22472]

Granmaw? Be sure to whine and complain to someone who cares in future. Because you got FREE advice, I don't think you have much to say about what happens in your thread. And what was so very traumatic? You had to read a page or two? Sheesh.

Not only that.. the argument was whether the advice given was correct... Wouldn't it have been better to let inaccurate advice stand?

 

[Silverplum]

Not only that.. the argument was whether the advice given was correct... Wouldn't it have been better to let inaccurate advice stand?

If we take our eyes OUT of their sockets and juggle them, do you think we'd feel better afterward?

 

[buttermuffin]

What nasty people you all are. My mother came here for some advice and support, not to have you all blast her and argue off topic. I sent her to this site and what a joke this was thinking she would get some good advice and support in here, you all seem like a bunch of ole nasty people with too much time on your hands. She has a right to her opinions just as you all do and you are right about one thing - in here you get what you pay for...lol

 

[tigger22472]

What nasty people you all are. My mother came here for some advice and support, not to have you all blast her and argue off topic. I sent her to this site and what a joke this was thinking she would get some good advice and support in here, you all seem like a bunch of ole nasty people with too much time on your hands. She has a right to her opinions just as you all do and you are right about one thing - in here you get what you pay for...lol

A) she was NOT blasted... she was given the CORRECT legal advice from the beginning... and

B) the argument was with another poster that was attempting to give INCORRECT advice and was ON TOPIC

I ask again, which would be better? Let the INCORRECT advice stand and she believe that she had more rights than she actually did or make sure not only that the OP (you, your mother... don't know, don't really care) but others who search and find this thread aren't given false hope?

 

[ceara19]

What nasty people you all are. My mother came here for some advice and support, not to have you all blast her and argue off topic. I sent her to this site and what a joke this was thinking she would get some good advice and support in here, you all seem like a bunch of ole nasty people with too much time on your hands. She has a right to her opinions just as you all do and you are right about one thing - in here you get what you pay for...lol

Would you happen to be the same child that mom is having issues with?