Category Archives: Visitation Rights
Understanding Grandparent Rights in Florida
Once upon a time, Florida had a statute that gave grandparents visitation rights to a child in the event that the child’s parents passed away. However, the Supreme Court of Florida eventually did away with that law, saying that a parent has a right to raise his or her child as they see fit,… Read More »
Rights of a Florida Stepparent to Visitation
Florida ranks 5th among states for the highest percentage of divorce, with 13.1% of the population divorced. And an increasing number of women are choosing to have children before marriage, either through in-vitro fertilization, adoption or continuing a pregnancy without the biological father. Though seemingly unrelated, these numbers mean that blended families are becoming… Read More »
