Do Grandparents Have Rights in Oklahoma?
Do grandparents have rights in the state of Oklahoma? According to Title 43, Section 109.4, grandparents do have the right to visitation with their grandchildren. They may request, and the court may grant, visitation to grandparents if the grandparents are able to meet a few criteria. The first of these are a pre-existing relationship with the child.
If the grandparents have already been around the child, know the child, have developed this relationship with the child, then yes, visitation may be granted. Another requirement for the grandparent is that there be a disruption in the nuclear family of the child, meaning that either the parents were never married, the parents were divorced, there’s a deprived child action, there’s a number of different ways that the nuclear family may be disrupted. And the third and final factor is, is it in the best interest of the child, which is the controlling factor in a number of visitation custody cases involving minor children in the state of Oklahoma.
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If you are a grandparent that believes that you have the right to see a grandchild and you’re being denied visitation, you want to schedule a consultation with me or an attorney in our office. You can find me at ChickShayLawyer.com. Contact us at (405) 272-4100 to schedule a low-cost consultation today.