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Timestamp: 2020-07-08 01:59:51
Document Index: 572314811

Matched Legal Cases: ['§5324', '§ 6351', '§ 5325', '§ 5326', '§ 5327', '§ 5328']

GRANDPARENTS AND GREAT-GRANDPARENTS RIGHTS STATUTES | Attorney Jana R. Barnett, Esq
23 Pa.C.S. §5324 Standing for any form of physical custody or legal custody.
A person who stands in loco parentis to the child.
A grandparent of the child who is not in loco parentis to the child:
the child has been determined to be a dependent child under 42 Pa.C.S. Ch. 63 (relating to juvenile matters);
Subject to paragraph (5), an individual who establishes by clear and convincing evidence all of the following:
Paragraph (4) shall not apply if:
a dependency proceeding involving the child has been initiated or is ongoing; or
there is an order of permanent legal custody under 42 Pa.C.S. § 6351(a)(2.1) or (f.1)(3) (relating to disposition of dependent child).
23 Pa.C.S. § 5325. Standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody.
have commenced a proceeding for custody; and
do not agree as to whether the grandparents or great-grandparents should have custody under this section; or
23 Pa.C.S. § 5326. Effect of adoption.
Any rights to seek physical custody or legal custody rights and any custody rights that have been granted under section 5324 (relating to standing for any form of physical custody or legal custody) or 5325 (relating to standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody) to a grandparent or great-grandparent prior to the adoption of the child by an individual other than a stepparent, grandparent or great-grandparent shall be automatically terminated upon such adoption.
23 Pa.C.S. § 5327. Presumption in cases concerning primary physical custody.
Between parents.–In any action regarding the custody of the child between the parents of the child, there shall be no presumption that custody should be awarded to a particular parent.
Between a parent and third party.–In any action regarding the custody of the child between a parent of the child and a nonparent, there shall be a presumption that custody shall be awarded to the parent. The presumption in favor of the parent may be rebutted by clear and convincing evidence.
Between third parties.–In any action regarding the custody of the child between a nonparent and another nonparent, there shall be no presumption that custody should be awarded to a particular party.
23 Pa.C.S. § 5328. Factors to consider when awarding custody.
(c) Grandparents and great-grandparents.
In ordering partial physical custody or supervised physical custody to a party who has standing under section 5325(1) or (2) (relating to standing for partial physical custody and supervised physical custody), the court shall consider the following:
the amount of personal contact between the child and the party prior to the filing of the action;
whether the award interferes with any parent-child relationship; and
whether the award is in the best interest of the child.
In ordering partial physical custody or supervised physical custody to a parent’s parent or grandparent who has standing under section 5325(3), the court shall consider whether the award:
interferes with any parent-child relationship; and