I raised my granddaughter until she was 5 one week after she was 5 her mom which is my daughter decided to take her and now she would not allow me to see her not easy I did raise her for 5 years what can I do
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I raised my granddaughter until she was 5 one week after she was 5 her mom which is my daughter decided to take her and now she would not allow me to see her not easy I did raise her for 5 years what can I do
Depending on the state you live in you may or may not have some visitation rights. What were the circumstances that you raised your grand child and not the mother. Why did the maother all of a sudden resume custody?
Well my daughter met a guy left and moved in with him for about 3 years now they have a new born baby and she just dicided to take her now but he does not get along with me so now he will not let me have a relationship with my daughter or grandaughters my daughter does not want to have anything to do with the whole family its all about him she doesn't even have any friends any more
I live in New york my daughter just met this other guy and left and left me the baby so I raised her the right way put her in school in ballet she was doing good but because the new boyfriend does not get along with me he wants my daughter all to himself she doesn't even have friends but they do have a new baby which they do not allow me to see her and she just came and took the 5 year old which is not even his daughter, she never supported her or gave her or me anything I did everything for the babyQuote:
Originally Posted by ScottGem
Did you have legal custody of the child? Were you the guardian of the child? Where is the child's father?
No legal custody, child's dad lives in another state but comes to see my grandaughter he does not support her but sends her gifts and picks her up for vacation every year the other grand mom is alawys around to see the child I have done everything for the child and never stop the dad or the other grandma from seeing the babyQuote:
Originally Posted by JudyKayTee
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Originally Posted by abuelita214
Well there was your big mistake. By not getting legal guardianship or custody of the child, you left yourself wide opn to your daughter just coming and getting the child whenever she wanted.
However, the news is good for you as to NY laws. Domestic Relations Law (DRL) s72 holds that grandparent visitation can be authorized if there is an untoward disruption of an established grandparent-grandchild relationship (see Visitation Rights of Grandparents siblings and others. New York Divorce and Family Law, the definitive site about divorce, child support and custody.). If you can prove that you raised the child for the first 5 years, I think that would qualify. But it means going to court and filing for visitation rights.
What I would do is show the linked article to your daughter. Tell her you do not want to have to drag everyone to court so that you can see your granddaughter. But that you will if she forces you to. But you need to mean it in case she still refuses.
P.S. you need to be patient waiting for answers. Sometimes asnwers come in minutes other times in hours or even days.
We are all volunteers here, giving freely of our time and answers can sometimes take a little while.
Scott is 100% right on target.
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