Child arrangement court order

I agree with agnurse

Plus, in general, by taking your dd or ds to court, all the possibilities of reconciliation are pretty much gone.

Generally it's accepted that the parents have the right to make decisions regarding their children.

If the parents are divorced, how many pieces do you want to split this child into? If each parent has the child EOW, then if you get one weekend a month, you're taking half the family time that child has with one parent. Even if you get one day a month, that's 25% of the child's family time with one parent. Not to mention, the question becomes, what caused the estrangement in the first place? What if the parents want or need to move out of the area? Are you going to refuse to allow them to do that? What if the parents can't find work?

Not to mention that you have to remember that court isn't cheap. The parents will need to hire an attorney. That could potentially be food out of your GC's mouth, or opportunities they can't have, because you're taking their parents to court.

You need to consider whether an extended court fight is really in the best interests of your GC.

It's a sad state of affairs when grandparents can be cut out of the equation . I'm sorry this is happening to you.

It's a strange system that cuts out complete sections of a child's family.
I don't understand how that can be right.
It must be awful for you.

Unfortunately you cannot appeal the courts desicion....or I would. My court case lasted 9 mths....only to fail. I would like to know if anyone has won. The law must change...hopefully it will...but grandparents are on rocky ground from the start. Unfortunately I cud not afford a solicitor..ur brain turns to mush in the court. Especially when the other parties tell lies.

Sadly grandparents don't feature where some courts are concerned-----social services too.
I'd keep pushing if you have it in you and show your determination against these people who think they know everything.

Hello, there is a thread which was active earlier stating that the grandparents didn't pursue the idea, as they had been told it probably wasn't worthwhile.

They now realise that leaving it means that they have less chance, as they'll be considered not to have had a relationship with the grandchildren in the past few months/years.