Re: Grandparents rights to the child after mother dies

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On 10/23/01, tanya wrote:
> I need serious help with a situtation that my auntie is in.
> My aunt's daughter past away 3yrs ago. She had a 2yr old
> daughter at that time. The father took her away. They were
> living with the grandmother(which is her mother). But any
> way the grandmother took the father to court for vistation
> rights for the child, she won the case. The father told the
> grandmother as of today she couldn't never see her grand
> child every again in life. He said take him back to court
> do what every she wanted to do, but she wasn't aloud to she
> her grand child every again. The father is receiveing
> social secruity for the child. He doesn't have a legal job,
> she sleep in a house of 7 people with no heat, it's only
> two bed rooms she is the only girl there in the house hold.
> Also the father doesn't have any medical insurance for her.
> So I need some serious help on what legal matter we need to
> take ASAP Thank

Your aunt went to court once - she needs to do it again. It
sounds like the father is in contempt of court for violating
the visitation schedule the court ordered. And it also
sounds like this child may be in need of intervention from
someone who can provide a better environment and care for
her. Your aunt should consult with a family law attorney
and/or consider contacting child protective services. She
may want to petition the court for guardianship/full custody
if that is in her granddaughter's best interests.

Re: Grandparents rights to the child after mother dies, 10/23/01, by Beth.

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