This tragedy is happening daily across this country, and is sanctioned under 'Grandparents Rights Statutes'. These statutes literally are broadly interpreted, and often a petitioner is given standing solely because of the existence of these laws.
Grandparents are wonderful influences and a great source of love and support to our children.
These are the mentally disturbed, alcoholic, violent, torturous and abused parents who raised either us or our spouse. They just grew up in their senior years to become Grandparents. Right now, Julie Mehring of Madison County, Ill., is spending her 3rd month in County jail for contempting such a court order. She was ordered to turn her 7 year-old daughter over for unsupervised visitation to such a grandmother, and be exposed to the extended family. In California, Debbie Schmidt, a mother of 2 girls, now sits in jail for refusal to turn her children over after Judge Muerer granted custody of the 2 daughters to their Chilean father.