RALEIGH AND CARY FAMILY LAW ATTORNEY
Visitation for Grandparents
Under North Carolina law, parents have a constitutional right to raise their kids.
Many grandparents feel their rights are not protected when it comes to filing for custody of their grandchildren. There are some exceptions to the law that may allow a grandparent or other third-party gain custody of a child. At Ammon Nelson Law, PLLC, we focus on protecting your grandparent rights and helping to set your grandchildren up with a safe, secure future.
Acquiring Visitation in North Carolina
There are four ways grandparents can petition the court for visitation or custody:
- Guardianship
- Juvenile Court Abuse, Neglect, Dependency Proceedings
- Grandparent visitation lawsuit
- Custody for persons other than parent lawsuit
Ready to get started? For sound legal counsel contact our Cary Family Law Office at (919)-415-4709.
The Best Interest of the Child
North Carolina focuses on providing visitation and custody agreements based on the best interest of the child. What this means is the court will need to see one or more factual patterns in order to provide grandparent custody or visitation. Some issues that might give rise to a grandparent gaining custody are the following:
- A change of circumstance has occurred and the current visitation no longer meets current needs of the grandchild, grandparent or parent or the guardian.
- There is question related to current visitation rights of the parents and they may no longer be fit to care for their child.
- The grandparent has acted as a custodian and the child has a relationship with the grandparent that could cause harm to the child if the relationship were to be altered.
- The parent has died.
- One or both parents are no longer considered the custodial parent due to a divorce or legal separation.
- The parents have gone missing for several days, weeks or months, leaving the child in full-time care of their grandparents.
Why choose Ammon Nelson Law, PLLC?
- We have over a decade of family law experience*.
- Nominated and awarded “New Parental Defender of the Year” in 2018*
- We are in Good Standing at Avvo
- We have a 4.9 Star Rating on Google
- We are devoted and compassionate legal advocates.
- Wrote “5 Things You Must Know Before Filing For Divorce in North Carolina”
*Ammon Nelson Law, PLLC was established in 2011 in Utah and received permission to practice law in North Carolina in 2021.
For your Raleigh, Cary, and Triangle family law needs, contact us today and schedule a consultation.
