Court Opinion

ID: 9674718
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-24 04:34:18.257145+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T18:16:29.340111
License: Public Domain

Clinton, J.,
dissenting.
I respectfully disagree with the broad scope of the holding in this case. The rationale of the opinion assumes an adoption of the child. I would agree that where an adoption takes place then the stability of the new family and the best interests of the child would terminate the grandparents’ legal interest.
Where an adoption has not taken place and the child is under foster care, the interests of the child may very well be served by granting to grandparents visitation rights. Such interests must be determined on an ad hoc basis. I would grant standing to the grandparents, under the circumstances of this case, to intervene in the best interests of the child.