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This 3 page report discusses a hypothetical case in which a five-year-old
child has been denied access to her grandparents with who she has had an intimate and
daily relationship for her entire life. Basic issues related to the legal rights of grandparents
are discussed within the context of the 2000 decision of the Supreme Court in Troxel v.
Granville. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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3 pages (~225 words per page)
File: D0_BWgramps.rtf
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her memo that will serve as the basis for an appeal brief, it will be important to keep in mind that the many issues and controversies related to grandparents rights
have been debated at virtually every level of American society. The fact that little Serendipity is being used as a pawn in an argument between Serendiptys mothers father and five
year-old Serendipitys Grandpa Bob and Grandma Janice has presented itself in countless cases in which only "the names have been changed." Issues of personal hatreds, biases against different and therefore
"wrong" religious practices, as well as the almost pathological determination to settle old grievances have dominated the debate and left the children involved as victims of an argument with which
they have no connection other than their simple existence. Arguing Against the Guardian ad Litem A Guardian ad Litem serves as a childs advocate in the courtroom. Serendipitys
Guardian ad Litem determined that it was important that the child be able to maintain her relationship with her grandparents and that to terminate that relationship would ultimately emotionally damage
her. The recommendation of the guardian is that Serendipity be allowed to continue her regular visits with Bob and Janice and that regardless of any opposition from Agnes (the little
girls mother), the connections that exist between the grandparents and child are important, meaningful, and beneficial to the child. Bob and Janice clearly believe the same thing and that has
motivated their filing a petition to the court to establish grandparent visitation rights under New Hampshires RSA 458:17-d. Obviously, it is important for the student working on this project to
fully understand just what that means from a number of points of view. Troxel v. Granville What is likely to prove to be the single most important case law
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