Recent content by JimmyNeal

I know several grandparents who do not want to get "attached" to their grandchildren because they have seen the pain of having no legal rights. Their attitude is to avoid the emotional pain of having them taken away, by just about anyone. In a way it makes a lot of sense. Why grow to love...

This is BS. Show me where the constitution states this. This is one of my per peeves. people stating constitutional rights that do not exist. Since the constitution deals with government and individual rights, if anything the child would have a right to association with his/her...

In the absence of abuse, this is always the best option.

What you have stated here about the daughter's "way of life" sounds more like a moral judgment than a problem for the child. Her being a dancer and unmarried would not and should not be grounds to take her children. Unless there is more to it than your statements here it sounds to me as if...

At least we agree on something. Children do not come to you from a vacuum, they have a family that most love dearly despite the problems that may exist. You said yourself that even abused kids do not want to be separated from their parent's. Haven't you ever given consideration as to why...

And you would have that 90% punished by laws taking away their rights and their grand children's rights to be together as a family because of the other 10% (which I would estimate as only 5% or less)? You keep wanting to talk about bad grandparents and parents. Your world-view is extremely...

I did not say legally! If you think that a child's welfare is not the "business" of it's grandparents you are very sadly mistaken. To refuse to allow a child to have a relationship with his/her grandparents is abusive, plain and simple. The only reason to interfere with this relationship is...

Returning to their home is a far cry from going to Granny's to get beat up. Children who do not live with their extended family WILL NOT want to go to an abusive situation, even with family members. If you work for the state and have not realized that many parents are falsely accused, the...

Even to the point of depriving them of their relationships with Paw Paw, Nana, and Grammy? This sounds like Parental Tyranny. Do you think parents have the right to hit their kids, also? If children are having a good relationship with their grandparents it is cruel to sever it. Just because...

You also need to document every dime you provide for your child. Make sure the account is in the mother's name and make sure you keep the deposit receipts. It would probably be better for you to give her payments by check and state for child support on the "for" line.

That may be the law in most places, but children certainly should have a right to have their Grandparents involved in their lives. And, I respectfully disagree, it IS our business. As Grandparents we have the age, maturity, wisdom and experience to help guide our grandchildren as they grow to...