Assertion: grandchild's parent | /r/HasProperty | unfit
Facets:
value: in some way
type: MANNER
value: to make a decision
type: PURPOSE
Source sentences:
text: If the parents are found to be unfit, the department may recommend that parental rights be terminated at which time the grandparent may legally adopt the grandchild.
text: If the court finds evidence that a parent is unfit, it may appoint a guardian ad litem to look after the child’s best interests.
text: The court will only grant visitation to a grandparent if the parent is unfit or there is significant harm to the child.
text: On the issues of Grandparent Rights involving custody of a child, a Grandparent may file a Complaint or Motion for Custody, however, generally, the Court will not give the Grandparent Custody unless it can be proven that both parents are unfit, also referred to as “unsuitable”.
text: If the Grandparent is able to prove to the Court that both parents are unfit or unsuitable, then the second element the Grandparent needs to demonstrate is that it is in the “best interests” of the minor child that they be placed in the custody of the grandparent.
text: One parent is unfit, and the other can't or won't take the child.
text: the parent is unfit or unable to adequately care for the child, or there are other compelling reasons for awarding custody to a grandparent.
text: It is difficult to win custody rights to your grandchildren unless one of the parents voluntarily terminates their own parental rights or the court determines either parent (or both) to be unfit.
text: There can be many issues during separation and divorce, and you may even think the parent is unfit.
text: In addition, the court may find that the parent is unfit or incompetent to make a decision about grandparent visitation.
text: A grandparent can’t intervene and obtain custody of a grandchild unless the child’s parent is unfit or has voluntarily terminated parental rights.
text: A parent must be unfit or missing from the picture before a grandparent can petition for custody of a grandchild.
text: If a grandparent can show that a parent is abusive, unfit, or incompetent, courts are far more willing to grant permissive (and in some cases permanent) rights to grandparents if it's in the best interest of the child.
text: Grandparents seeking visitation or custody must prove that the parents are unfit or that the grandparents' custody serves the best interest of the child.
text: Anyone can ask the court for custody by proving the natural or legal parents are unfit because they are unable to provide the child with a safe and supportive living environment.
text: Once you show the child’s parents are unfit, you must demonstrate that living with you would be in the child's best interests, considering the child’s health, safety, and general welfare.
text: the child’s parents are unfit, or
text: A grandparent can’t obtain custody of a grandchild unless the child’s parents are unfit.
text: If the case had been between the parents and grandparents, a change of custody wouldn’t have been considered unless the parents were unfit.
text: A grandparent can only obtain custody of a grandchild if the child’s parents are unfit and it’s in the child’s best interests.
text: The grandparent can petition the court for custody, but unless they are able to prove the parents to be unfit in some way...
text: The court would need to determine the biological parents are unfit.