Opinion ID: 1387582
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Heading Rank: 3

Heading: Propriety of Entry Of the Summary Judgment Order

Text: As a second issue of this appeal, we consider the propriety of the entry of the order by summary judgment for the grandparent visitation period of one month each summer in Oklahoma in the context of the record in evidence and the further sufficiency of the order itself in compliance with the grandparent visitation statute, § 20-2-113(c), W.S. 1977, 1985 Cum.Supp., [7] which provides: (c) Subsequent to the death or remarriage of one (1) or both parents or after a divorce or judicial separation, the court may, upon petition of a grandparent, grant reasonable visitation rights to the grandparent of the children, if the court finds, after a hearing, that the visitation would be in the best interest of the child. Considering the disposition of this appeal, it is unlikely that the same legal concerns will reoccur as are implicit in the question raised. May it suffice to say that the requirement of the statute if the court finds, after a hearing, that the visitation would be in the best interest of the child, is mandatory, and requires both a hearing and a written finding of best interest. The record in this case, as created upon summary judgment disposition, lacks assurance of either the facts or the finding. [8]