Grandparents' custody rights are different in each state. Each state has legal cases that take precedent as the foundation for family law cases. It is generally accepted, though, that grandparents can fight for visitation or custody of their grandchildren in all states with due cause.

In today's society with high divorce rates, extended families are often fractured. It is a tragedy that grandchildren are often deprived of one of the most precious relationships, that of spending time with their grandparents. It hurts the grandkids and grandparents alike.

Besides divorce, there are neglect and abuse instances that can cause great fear and concern for grandparents who witness this type of behavior. Sometimes parents are not capable of parenting their children, and social services need to step in and deal with the situation.

Often it is more desirable for the grandparent's custody rights to be exercised in a way that gives them custody of the grandchildren. This is largely preferred instead of having the grandkids end up in foster care. When and if the mother or father can properly care for their kids, they can petition the court to get their children back.

There is tremendous emotional volatility around grandparents taking custody away from their children. There is often anger, expressed as outright hostility from the parent. From the grandparent's perspective, there is usually sadness and pain that they somehow failed to raise their child/children in a way that made them incapable of being a good parent.

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