Opinion ID: 3168760
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Text: interests of the child. 2As amended a year after its enactment, N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 authorized a grandparent to seek visitation only in the event of the death of one or both parents, or the parents’ separation or divorce. N.J.S.A. 9:2-7.1 (as amended by L. 1973 c. 100, § 1). In 1993, the Legislature amended the statute again to its current form, eliminating the requirement that one or both parents be deceased, or that the parents be divorced or separated, in order for a grandparent to bring an action. L. 1993 c. 161, § 1. 13