Assertion: grandchild's parent | /r/HasProperty | absent
Facets:
value: for such an important occasion
type: TEMPORAL
value: only temporarily
type: MANNER
Source sentences:
text: Getting legal guardianship is one option, but it is by no means the easiest nor the most appropriate when the parents are only temporarily absent.
text: If the surviving parent is absent or uninvolved, grandparents are often considered the next logical placement for children.
text: There's nothing to be gained by pointing out that you were there and witnessed it and the parent was absent for such an important occasion.
text: If the child’s parent is absent or cannot care for their child for some reason (like incarceration, work, deployment, or jail), you may not be seeking visitation, you may actually be seeking “guardianship.
text: If you are a grandparent and you are raising your grandchildren either because the parents are absent or are unable to care for their children (like if they are on drugs, or in jail), read our section on Guardianship.