I’m so tired

Where does it say she’s driving for 12 hours Surely she’s driving 3 hours picking granddaughter up then at end of weekend driving her back 3 hours ( 6 hours )
I got visitation 1 time a month for the weekend. The only problem is I have to drive the whole way to get her and take her home and it is wearing me out isn’t this 6 hours ? .

OP has to drive there, 3 hours.
Pick her up, bring her home, 3 hours.
Drive her back, 3 hours
Then drive home, 3 hours.

Sorry wake up bluebelle yes of course there back and there and back
Definitely take her to stay somewhere for the weekend she’d probably love that

Hithere maybe the father should consider that his child has lost her mother and, from the OP’s description, her two siblings as well. Compounding it with estrangement with her grandparents as well is unlikely to help.

Completely agree with this.

Apologies, I may have mixed it up with a different thread.

OP is still over complicating the weekend if she has to drive GD back home after picking her up.

Also, the "take her home" - could it mean OP's home? It is not 100% clear

Exactly Chewbacca, I posted something very similar earlier.

It's unfortunate that the OP had no alternative but to go to court which could have been avoided if her GD's father had not been so unreasonable, and prevented her from staying in contact with the child of the D she's lost.

Yes, I would make a weekend of it OP. Stay somewhere with her, or you and your husband in a Travelodge for example, and visit.

Can I just ask...how is it you’re in regular contact with two of the grandchildren, her siblings? but not her? Sorry if I’ve missed something.

Needless to say, I’m so very sorry you lost your daughter, but wonderful she has left you your grandchildren. I do hope it works out for you?

Where is kwallen?
I wonder what she's decided.

It’s ok, I think I’ve worked it out! Is it two different fathers?

maybe the father should consider that his child has lost her mother and, from the OP’s description, her two siblings as well. Compounding it with estrangement with her grandparents as well is unlikely to help

Spot on!

Bluebells. She drives 3 hours there, picks up grandchild drives 3 hours back to her home. Then drives 3 hours back to return child to her father, then has to drive 3 hours back to her house. That's 3 x4 =12

That's a lot of driving isn't it Socksandsocks.

Kwallen posted 3 weeks ago and has made no response to anyone so far. Seems unlikely she will now.