# Grandparent's Rights

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparents-rights/31562>\
**Category:** Great Debates\
**Created:** [August 31, 2000, 11:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparents-rights/31562 "2000-08-31T23:45:39Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 1\
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**Author:** ![Anti\_Pro](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/8e7dd6/32.png) [@Anti\_Pro](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Anti_Pro)\
**Post date:** [September 5, 2000, 6:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/grandparents-rights/31562/21 "2000-09-05T18:40:56Z")

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> \*Originally posted by jabe \*  
> \*\*Alright, legally grandparents might not have any rights what-so-ever. But dislike of ones parents or in-laws should not stop a man or women from letting their children visit them. I understand in cases of abuse, or pedophilia, or alcoholism. But just because my grandmother disaproved of the way my mother dressed shouldn’t have stooped me from visiting her, which it did. Got all that?  
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\*\* jabe, \*\* it isn’t about (or \* shouldn’t be about \*) whose story is worse. It IS about grandparents having the \*\* “right” (enforced by the law) \*\* to have visitation with their grandchildren.

There probably isn’t anyone who doesn’t disagree that the ideal situation is to have as many people who love the kids to be involved with their lives. But, it’s the term ‘right’ that stops the process. \*\* Barnstormer’s \*\* story is heart-breaking, but the added mess of grandparents ability to sue, would only make a BIGGER mess than there is already.

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