Denver Grandparents’ Rights Attorney
Skilled Lawyer Assisting Grandparents Throughout Denver
The relationship between grandparents and their grandchildren is a special one. Children get a sense of family history and the extra love and support they need, while grandparents get to experience the joy of having little ones around, without assuming the full responsibility of parenting. Unfortunately, there are cases where disputes and situations arise between parents and grandparents, jeopardizing this relationship. At Nicholas Family Law, our Denver grandparents’ rights attorney can help protect this special bond. We represent your interests in court hearings and child custody proceedings, helping to ensure you remain an active part of your grandchild’s life.
Representing Grandparents In Parenting Plans and Child Time Sharing Hearings
Colorado child custody proceedings have changed over the years, moving away from the notion of one parent having sole custody while the other has visitation to joint parenting plans that allow both to play an active and engaged role in the child’s life. In creating a parenting plan, there are provisions for regular, scheduled visitation times throughout the year, and grandparents can be included as part of this schedule. By specifying the grandparents in the parenting plan that will be submitted to the court, our grandparents’ rights attorneys can help ensure you play a part in the following:
- Weekly visitation, over weeknights and/or weekends;
- Special occasion visitation schedules, such as over holidays or birthdays;
- Extended visitation, such as over school breaks and summer vacations.
Being included in the parenting plan requires both of the child’s parents to be in agreement. In situations where this is not the case or where your son or daughter is not involved in these agreements, Nicholas Family Law can help defend your rights in a separate legal action.
Defending Your Rights as a Grandparent Under Colorado Law
Under the Colorado Children’s Code, grandparents have very specific rights when it comes to being a part of their grandchild’s life or even raising them, if the parent is unable to do so themselves. To obtain court ordered visitation, apart from inclusion in the parenting plan, a grandparent must show the following:
- That the grandparent has standing to bring an action in the court, such as the parents’ divorce or other custody dispute;
- That the parents are not fit to make the decision to exclude the grandparents from the child’s life;
- That the best interests of the child would be best served by having visitation with the grandparents.
At Nicholas Family Law, our Denver grandparents’ rights attorney can assist you in gathering the evidence needed in your case. If the situation warrants it, we may also be able to help you in obtaining custody of your grandchildren, either on a temporary or permanent basis.
Reach Out to Our Denver Grandparents’ Rights Attorney
Family law often focuses on protecting the relationships between family members. This is certainly the case when it comes to protecting your rights to visitation or even custody of your grandchildren. If you are facing disputes that jeopardize this relationship, contact our Denver grandparents’ rights attorney and request a consultation to see how we can help.