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Visitation Rights Memo
MEMORANDUM

TO:

FROM:

DATE: February 23, 2006

RE: Sonny and Wanda Dawson: Grandparents’ visitation rights

Issue

Under Alabama law, do grandparents have any visitation rights to their grandchildren?

Brief Answer

Yes. Grandparents are allowed visitation rights with their grandchildren depending on the situation of the parents.

Facts

Our clients Sonny and Wanda Dawson are seeking visitation rights for their two year old grandson, Shane. Their son and daughter-in-law, John and Marie Dawson have been married for four years. They do not allow John’s parents, (Sonny and Wanda) to see Shane. Sonny and Wanda Dawson claim that John and Marie are having marital problems and should be filing for divorce in the near
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