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Grandparent Rights - Grandparents Day Emerges

by Julia Halewicz, Posted Sep 10th 2009 5:00AM

During the same year Victor was fighting for grandparents' rights in Michigan, a West Virginia housewife named Marian McQuade decided it was time to honor the elderly living in nursing homes and encourage grandchildren to seek the wisdom of the ...

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Grandparent Rights in the Spotlight

by Julia Halewicz, Posted Sep 10th 2009 5:00AM

Michael Jackson's untimely death that led to his 79-year-old mother, Katherine Jackson, being granted full custody of his three children has brought the grandparent rights controversy to a national level. Questions surrounding the decision, ...

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Grandparent Rights - The Legacy of Troxel v. Granville

by Julia Halewicz, Posted Sep 10th 2009 5:00AM

If grandparents in traditional families sometimes feel neglected, those who are part of troubled family units suffer even more so. Amy Goyer, grandparenting and family columnist for the AARP, told ParentDish that divorce is not the only factor ...

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Grandparent Rights - State-by-State Rulings

by Julia Halewicz, Posted Sep 10th 2009 5:00AM

States differ on their criteria for granting grandparents visitation and the National Committee of Grandparents for Children's Rights keeps track of state rulings on the issue, which is summarized here. Since 2001, several states have ruled on the ...

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