QUESTION
As a grandparent do I have visitation rights to a grandchild
Asked on Mar 16th, 2017 on Child Custody - Iowa
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I have a granddaughter being raised by her grandmother. Her grandmother told the granddaughter I was dead however I am NOT do I have visitation rights to this granddaughter. The grandmother does have legal custody of the granddaughter. The child's mother and father gave her up at 10 months of birth the grandmother took custody and has raised her she is now 17. Will be 18 June 26th of this year
1 ANSWER
To change custody, you would need to petition the court for change. But, simply being a grandparent does not give you any custody or visitation rights. The custody order will only be in place until the child turns 18, so she will be able to make decisions about who she sees after that time.
Donna Miller
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Answered on Mar 20th, 2017 at 6:26 AM