Alabama Grandparent's Visitation Rights
Grandparents have the right to visit their grandchildren in Alabama. Any grandparent may file an action to enforce their grandparents visitation rights if the grandparents visitation is in the best interest of the child and one of the following conditions are met:
- One or both parents of the grandchild have died
- The parents of the grandchild have divorced
- A parent of the grandchild has abandoned the child
- The grandchild was born outside a marriage
- If the parents of the grandchild are still married and living together but one or both of the parents are using their authority to prevent a grandparents relationship with their grandchild.
The courts will look to see if a grandparents visitation is in best interest of the child. When determining if a grandparents visitation rights are within the best interest of a child, the courts will look to the following factors for guidance:
- The grandparents willingness to cultivate a relationship with the child and his parents
- The grandchild's preference
- The health of the grandchild
- The mental and physical health of the grandparents
- Any evidence of domestic violence between one parent and another parent, parent and child, or between parent and grandparent
- Any other relevant factors, including the preferences of any living parent
I was looking into the visitation rights of grandparents rights, my son and his wife are fighting for our grandchild, he was in a motorcycle accident, left him that he needs help when the child is with him, he lives right in front of us and she had made a comment at christmas that if he couldn't take care of him or he wasn't here and went to see his dad in tenn. that we didn't have the right to see him or have him even though we raised him his first 13 months while she slept or ran around sometimes we had him for 2 weeks she wouldn't come over to see how he was, but our son after he got off work would come and take him out there to bring him back cause she didn't feel good, or he had to get sleep to get up, then when she pooped him one night they was at his weekend job, with a bottle she shows up to say give me my son and I didn't know what had happened, but I had called the law and I had to give him to her to find out later what all had happened, myson had to have stitches all over his face and then he filed for a divorce so that was in Oct. since we have been putting up with the devil with her since my son had the wreck and until the divorce case comes up in Jan. 28th. my grandson is 16 months old. Please give me some advice that be can get him for visitation the child thinks of me as the mom cause she didn't get the mother bond she said she didn't want him around me for he calls me mom. I tell him I'm mea mow, but help us please. I'm a lay minister, I do jail and other ministries.
Thanks,
Pebble Simmons