Helping You Care for and Protect Your Grandchildren
Many grandparents play important roles in their grandchildren's lives and justifiably want to make sure they can continue caring for them when disruptions occur. In California, grandparents do have rights, and an experienced attorney can help you assert those rights.
At the Diamond Law Firm in Los Angeles, we help grandparents obtain visitation rights, guardianship rights and other important legal rights with respect to their grandchildren. Contact us to schedule a free consultation with one of our knowledgeable family law attorneys.
Seeking Visitation Time to Preserve an Existing Relationship
Sometimes, disputes happen within families, and grandparents find themselves no longer being welcome to visit with their grandchildren. These disputes can be hurtful to children who have developed emotional bonds with their grandparents.
If you are a grandparent and have been cut off from your grandchildren, you may be able to obtain visitation rights through the California family courts.
Our attorneys have helped grandparents obtain substantial monthly visitation rights with their grandchildren, as well as the ability to take them on vacation.
Simply being a grandparent is not enough to qualify for visitation rights. The key issue is whether you have previously been such a prominent presence in your grandchildren's lives that it would be disruptive for them if you were suddenly excluded and unable to visit with them.
Stepping In When Your Grandchildren's Parents Are Unfit
Sometimes, it is necessary for grandparents to take a greater role. When children have been removed from their parents' custody by Child Protective Services due to allegations of abuse and neglect, many grandparents are successful at getting appointed as guardians.
The lawyers at our firm are experienced at working through the probate court to acquire guardianship rights for grandparents. To learn more about your rights and your options as a grandparent, contact us today.
