Long Island Grandparents' Rights Legal Representation

Grandparent Rights & Family Law Attorney

After divorce litigation or an uncontested divorce involving children, grandparents may be concerned about how child custody and visitation agreements might affect their ability to spend time with their grandchildren.  Or perhaps the grandparents of a child involved in a domestic violence situation are concerned for the safety and well-being of their grandchild.  Whatever the reason or cause, grandparents should be aware of their grandparental rights.  A Long Island grandparents' rights attorney at Meyers Law Group, PC may be able to help you with your family law case. 

Obtaining Grandparents' Rights in Long Island

Grandparents can apply for visitation but there is no requirement or guarantee that the court will grant visitation.  The courts base their visitation decisions on the best interests of the child.  If in the unfortunate circumstance that the child's parents are deceased or are in some way unfit to care for the child, the court may decide on visitation (or even custody) by the grandparents as being in the best interests of the child.  In New York, a petition for grandparent visitation might be granted over the objections of the parents as long as the parents' rights are protected as well.  A family law attorney at our firm may be able to help you get visitation rights.  A grandparents' rights lawyer in Long Island may also be able to help grandparents gain visitation of a grandchild who has been adopted.

Each grandparental rights attorney at our Long Island firm understands that just because the parents of your grandchild may have decided to live separate lives does not mean that you are willing to see less of your grandchildren.  Grandparents have a very special relationship with their grandchildren and it is a relationship that should be maintained no matter the circumstances imposed in life. A Long Island grandparental rights lawyer addresses all these issues with each grandparental rights client.

Please contact us at our Long Island offices to arrange a consultation with one of our committed family law lawyers regarding your grandparents' rights case.