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Grandparents Rights Association of South Carolina
Grandparents raising their own Grandchildren have NO actual rights!
In the state of South Carolina, the courts have the power to
order grandparent visitation if a parent is deceased or if parents
are divorced or living separately. As in all of the 50 states, the
court must find that visitation would be in the best interests of
the child. In addition, the court must find that visitation would
not interfere with the parent-child relationship. The court is also
directed to consider the nature of the relationship between the
child and the grandparents prior to the filing of the request for
visitation.
If the parents rights are being terminated, the
grandparents HAVE NO STANDING UNDER THE LAW! That
means the court can order the children put up for adoption
rather than allowing the grandparents custody.
Grandparent's visitation rights are terminated upon adoption.
Letter
sent to Legistative Representatives!
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UPDATE: H3225 will not make it
out of committee, however, a new bill H4717 has been introduced in
the SC House and has been recommended for favoable vote by the
Judiciary committee. H4717 must be voted and passed by the
full House and go to the Senate THIS WEEK in order to have a chance
of passage this year.
Click
THIS LINK to read the new bill.
Read the article published on
January 30, 2011 in American Chronicle.
by Christina England
Click the Picture to read the article