Full question:
What rights does a grandparent have if the father of the children is a truck driver and the children, for most of the time, have been raised on the truck. Now, the father wants a divorce and his wife is also a truck driver. I want the grandchildren to grow up in a safe and healthy environment and not on a truck.
- Category: Divorce
- Subcategory: Grandparents Visitation
- Date:
- State: Florida
Answer:
In Florida , a court shall, upon petition filed by a grandparent of a minor child,
award reasonable rights of visitation to the grandparent with respect to the
child when it is in the best interest of the minor child if:
a. The marriage of the parents of the child has been dissolved;
b. A parent of the child has deserted the child; or
c. The minor child was born out of wedlock and not later determined to be
a child born within wedlock.
In determining the best interest of the minor child, the court shall consider:
a. The willingness of the grandparent or grandparents to encourage a close
relationship between the child and the parent or parents;
b. The length and quality of the prior relationship between the child and the
grandparent or grandparents.
c. The preference of the child if the child is determined to be of sufficient
maturity to express a preference.
d. The mental and physical health of the child.
e. The mental and physical health of the grandparent or grandparents.
f. Such other factors as are necessary in the particular circumstances.
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