[slal6111]

Hi my question is: My ex has a been raised by a man he calls step dad but the man never leaglly adopted my ex.My ex and I have two boys.I have decided to move on and get the step dad out of our lives because he has stolen money from my kids and I.He is also a sex offender.Can this man take me to family court and request grandparent rights?

[ScottGem]

ANY question on law needs to include your general locale as laws vary by area. However, unless he can establish that there is a prior relationship beneficial to the children, its unlikley a court will grant him rights.

[AK lawyer]

My ex has a been raised by a man he calls step dad but the man never leaglly adopted my ex.

If the "step-dad" was married to your ex's mother, that's what he would be: a step-father. If the man had adopted your ex, he would be the father, not a step-father.

In some states there is statutory provision for grand-parent rights. But, legally, a step-grandparent is not a grandparent entitled to assert such rights.