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    Jun 24, 2008, 07:44 PM
    Aunt's visitation rights
    My son's half sisters are my nieces. What (if any) visitation rights do I have as their aunt, and he as their half brother? Their father and mother (my sister - only by DNA) have forbid any contact from my son and I. My nieces are adults, does this matter in visitation rights?
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    Jun 24, 2008, 07:48 PM
    Sorry, I am edited my answer, missed the part where they are adults,

    There is no such thing as visitation with another adult, and their mom can not order them ( well she can but they can laugh at her)
    So you drive over and see them, nothing illegal
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    Jun 24, 2008, 07:48 PM
    They are adults, so they make their own decisions, you have every right in the world to see them if they are willing to see you.
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    Jun 24, 2008, 08:19 PM
    As already pointed out if they are adults then there is no visitaion issue. If they want to visit with you and your son then they can if they don't want to then you can't really force them.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 05:01 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by nygrl
    my son's half sisters are my nieces. what (if any) visitation rights do I have as their aunt, and he as their half brother? Their father and mother (my sister - only by DNA) have forbid any contact from my son and I. My nieces are adults, does this matter in visitation rights?

    I'm also having a problem with this from the "they are adults" angle.

    Why is visitation a problem? Are you in the US?
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    Jun 25, 2008, 07:05 AM
    I'm going to join in here. Up until you added that they are adults, I was going to say you had no rights. But since they are adults, then THEY have the right to decide who they will or won't associate with. There is no legal issue here.

    If they want to see you, they can. If they want to respect their mother's wishes and no have contact, they can do that too.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 07:09 AM
    They are 18, but the parents say that as long as they are still living in their house and financially supporting them, they can not have any contact with us. Just wanted to know what rights my son and I have legally.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 07:14 AM
    Their parents are wrong. Since they are 18, they have the right to associate with anyone they want to. However, their parents have the right to kick them out of their house if they don't follow their rules.

    You have no right to go to their home to visit them. But they could visit your home or meet in a neutral place. It depends on how much they want to piss off their parents.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 07:22 AM
    Because the girls live in their parents house they have to live by their parents rules. As pointed out because they are adults they can go visit you if they want however also because they are adults they can end up with out a roof over their heads or food on the table because they violated the rules. Until they move out you have no legal standing and if/when they do move out and you call them and they tell you they don't want contacted by you then you once again have no legal standing.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 07:52 AM
    What rights does my son have to visit with them as their half brother? I am fine with if they do not want to see me, but believe that my son should have every right to know and associate with his family.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 08:07 AM
    Legally, he has no rights.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 08:32 AM
    He dosen't have any legal standing either. As alredy said if/when they move out if they want to visit with him he can have a relationship with them.
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    Jun 25, 2008, 10:17 AM
    Quote Originally Posted by nygrl
    What rights does my son have to visit with them as their half brother? I am fine with if they do not want to see me, but believe that my son should have every right to know and associate with his family.

    No question your son should have every right to know and associate with his family -

    But you posted the question on a legal board and there is nothing in the law that governs an adult who doesn't see another adult.

    Seems the stepsisters have 2 choices - see your son and risk the possibility of being thrown out of their parents' house (and 18 is the age of emancipation in most States) or not seeing him until they are out on their own.

    The whole moral question, should he be allowed to associate with his family, is another issue, not a legal issue.
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