Child Custody between Grandparents
PA 201-04
Introduction to Legal Research
Professor Dean Priorier
February 10, 2014
Provide 3 secondary sources that would consult regarding this legal issue. Include a 2-3 sentence summary of source and also the proper Bluebook citation.
Oregon
36 Willamette L. Rev. 549
Although the father was not biological the courts granted him custodial rights over children after divorce courts found that it was in the best interest of the children. It breaks down the history from earlier years most of which continues to be used in court systems today. Stepparents do not owe a duty to support their stepchildren subsequent to divorce. However, Oregon does recognize a reciprocal duty that parents have to support their children and vice versa
Indiana
60 Ind. L.J. 191
Visitation Beyond the Traditional Limitations
States the custodial right of the noncustodial parent is altered but not extinguished. The purpose of visitation is to protect the parent’s right of custody and benefit the child. Visitation is important for a child’s whole growth, metal, physical and spiritual. Denial of such can make a child feel rejected and confuses.
Oregon
59 Am. Jur. 2nd Parent and Child § 38
Visitation rights are sometimes awarded to non-parents with the parent’s consent, or without serious objection by them in which case they are then generally upheld against later or collateral attack. In jurisdictions, statutes governing grandparent- visitation rights when a child’s nuclear family is absent due to divorce, death, relinquishment of termination of parental rights, or other cause. Under such statutes, however, the grand-parent may have to prove that the visitation sought is in the grandchild’s “best interest.”
Provide 2 cases that discuss your legal issue. Provide the Bluebook citation to each case and the Facts, Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion of each case.
Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000)
Facts: Tommie
Introduction to Legal Research
Professor Dean Priorier
February 10, 2014
Provide 3 secondary sources that would consult regarding this legal issue. Include a 2-3 sentence summary of source and also the proper Bluebook citation.
Oregon
36 Willamette L. Rev. 549
Although the father was not biological the courts granted him custodial rights over children after divorce courts found that it was in the best interest of the children. It breaks down the history from earlier years most of which continues to be used in court systems today. Stepparents do not owe a duty to support their stepchildren subsequent to divorce. However, Oregon does recognize a reciprocal duty that parents have to support their children and vice versa
Indiana
60 Ind. L.J. 191
Visitation Beyond the Traditional Limitations
States the custodial right of the noncustodial parent is altered but not extinguished. The purpose of visitation is to protect the parent’s right of custody and benefit the child. Visitation is important for a child’s whole growth, metal, physical and spiritual. Denial of such can make a child feel rejected and confuses.
Oregon
59 Am. Jur. 2nd Parent and Child § 38
Visitation rights are sometimes awarded to non-parents with the parent’s consent, or without serious objection by them in which case they are then generally upheld against later or collateral attack. In jurisdictions, statutes governing grandparent- visitation rights when a child’s nuclear family is absent due to divorce, death, relinquishment of termination of parental rights, or other cause. Under such statutes, however, the grand-parent may have to prove that the visitation sought is in the grandchild’s “best interest.”
Provide 2 cases that discuss your legal issue. Provide the Bluebook citation to each case and the Facts, Issue, Rule, Analysis, and Conclusion of each case.
Troxel v. Granville, 530 U.S. 57 (2000)
Facts: Tommie