Atlanta, Georgia, Grandparents' Rights Attorney

Protecting Important Relationships

The relationship between a grandparent and grandchild is one that the child will remember for the rest of his or her life. Grandparents are notoriously proud of their grandchildren, and spending time with them is a source of joy and happiness. Unfortunately, divorce can come between these precious relationships, causing grief for both grandparent and grandchild.

Contact Atlanta, Georgia, grandparents' rights lawyer Anthony M. Zezima online to schedule a consultation.

Georgia Child Visitation Lawyer, Fighting for Grandparents' Rights

At Anthony M. Zezima, P.C., we understand the dilemmas that grandparents go through when their children divorce. Our attorney is committed to assisting grandparents in establishing their rights, including child custody, child visitation, guardianship and more.

We frequently handle grandparents' rights cases involving:

• Deceased parent of grandchild
• Divorce or separation of grandchild's parents
• Grandchild living with grandparent(s)

He can also assist with modifications of previous visitation decrees.

Georgia and Grandparents' Rights

The state of Georgia recognizes that the relationship with a grandparent is important to a child. The state gives grandparents the right to seek visitation when it is otherwise unavailable to them. This may occur when one parent is deceased or does not get visitation with the children.

Grandparents may file a separate action against the custodial parent to seek visitation rights with their grandchildren. However, the state legislature has rewritten the grandparent visitation statute to eliminate the right of a grandparent to intervene when the grandchild is living with both legal parents in an intact family.

A recent decision of the Georgia Supreme Court has ruled that an adoptive parent stands in the same position as any other legal parent in determining whether the child is in an intact family. This triggers the provision of the Grandparent visitation statute that prohibits grandparents from pursuing visitation over the objections of both parents in an intact family. This severely limits the rights of grandparents whose child has either died, or had parental rights terminated, and their grandchild is subsequently adopted by the spouse of the custodial parent. Those grandparents have no legal standing to pursue visitation.

Contact Our Metro Atlanta Divorce Attorney

Attorney Zezima has over 28 years of experience in family law, assisting grandparents in establishing their rights. To schedule a consultation, contact our Georgia child visitation attorney online or call us toll-free at 1-888-723-6102