Grandparents Gain Custody and Trump the Rights of Biological Parents
The petitioners, in this case, were the grandparents of the child in question. The grandparents gain custody of their granddaughter after filing a petition to establish custody. In that petition, they alleged that they’d been caring for their granddaughter since she was an infant. The biological mother fought back, stating in her court pleadings that the grandparents did not have “standing.” For those of you that don’t know, a lawsuit cannot be started by a person unless they have standing. Your neighbors cannot bring a petition to take custody of your daughter because they are better parents, have more money, or could give your daughter everything that she wants in life. They might be able to demonstrate that they could provide better for your child, but without standing, no one can even bring the petition to ask for custody of your daughter. Young v. Herman - Grandparents Gain Custody Ordinarily, parents always come first and have an absolute ri...