Who is a “grandparent” under Tennessee’s grandparent-visitation law?
What analysis for grandparent visitation applies to the parents of a deceased parent in Tennessee?
Can a Tennessee court deny grandparent visitation to a grandparent who has a significant relationship with the child?
Advice for navigating the Parent-Grandparent relationship
When can a parent’s right to custody of their child be defeated by a grandparent or other nonparent in Tennessee?
Facts: Child was born to the unmarried Mother and Father. When Child was seven weeks old, Father died in a car accident. Following Father’s death, Mother…
When must a parent oppose grandparent visitation to invoke Tennessee’s grandparent-visitation statute?
What constitutes a severe reduction of visitation for Tennessee’s grandparent visitation law?
Was the Tennessee Legislature as bad in 2018 as they’ve been in previous years? You be the judge.
Facts: Grandmother is the paternal grandmother of Child. When Child was born, Mother, Father, and Child lived with Grandmother for more than 2 1/2 years.…
Facts: After the children were adjudicated dependent and neglected, the maternal great-grandparents were awarded temporary custody. The children lived with the great-grandparents for the next…
Facts: After the children were adjudicated dependent and neglected, the maternal great-grandparents were awarded temporary custody. The children lived with the great-grandparents for the next six…
Facts: Mother and Father are the parents of Child. Prior to Child’s birth, Father was arrested and pleaded guilty to possession of cocaine for resale.…
Facts: Mother and Father are the divorced parents of Child. Father was convicted of stalking mother and has no visitation with Child. Father has been in…
Facts: Mother and Father are the married parents of several children. Mother and Grandmother, both attorneys, worked together in Grandmother’s Kentucky law firm for several…