Requirements for unfit parent definition

[Papaw_Dave]

My daughter, 25, has sole physical custody of her 5 year old daughter. She recently moved to S. Carolina while leaving her daughter in the care of us and the child's father (they are divorcing). This was to be for a period of four weeks so that she could get acclimated to her new job and home and make sure it would work out before uprooting the child. She is planning to take the girl to live with her week after next.
Our concern is that our daughter is known to be very flirtatious with men - giving them her phone number at the slightest glance, dating them, and so on. We have no evidence that she ever brought men home overnight while the child was there, or any other evidence of abuse or neglect.
We are very concerned about her taking the child so far away and the effect her activity will have on the child.
Do we as grandparents have any recourse?

 

[BayState]

My daughter, 25, has sole physical custody of her 5 year old daughter. She recently moved to S. Carolina while leaving her daughter in the care of us and the child's father (they are divorcing). This was to be for a period of four weeks so that she could get acclimated to her new job and home and make sure it would work out before uprooting the child. She is planning to take the girl to live with her week after next.
Our concern is that our daughter is known to be very flirtatious with men - giving them her phone number at the slightest glance, dating them, and so on. We have no evidence that she ever brought men home overnight while the child was there, or any other evidence of abuse or neglect.
We are very concerned about her taking the child so far away and the effect her activity will have on the child.
Do we as grandparents have any recourse?[/QUOTE]


No. If the Father has an issue with Mom taking the child out of state HE has recourse. GP's have no rights.

 

[Proserpina]

My daughter, 25, has sole physical custody of her 5 year old daughter. She recently moved to S. Carolina while leaving her daughter in the care of us and the child's father (they are divorcing). This was to be for a period of four weeks so that she could get acclimated to her new job and home and make sure it would work out before uprooting the child. She is planning to take the girl to live with her week after next.
Our concern is that our daughter is known to be very flirtatious with men - giving them her phone number at the slightest glance, dating them, and so on. We have no evidence that she ever brought men home overnight while the child was there, or any other evidence of abuse or neglect.
We are very concerned about her taking the child so far away and the effect her activity will have on the child.
Do we as grandparents have any recourse?

And a judge is going to ask you, "why exactly do you think your daughter's romantic dalliances are any of your business".

 

[lonelyinny]

butt out of daughters personal life

My daughter, 25, has sole physical custody of her 5 year old daughter. She recently moved to S. Carolina while leaving her daughter in the care of us and the child's father (they are divorcing). This was to be for a period of four weeks so that she could get acclimated to her new job and home and make sure it would work out before uprooting the child. She is planning to take the girl to live with her week after next.
Our concern is that our daughter is known to be very flirtatious with men - giving them her phone number at the slightest glance, dating them, and so on. We have no evidence that she ever brought men home overnight while the child was there, or any other evidence of abuse or neglect.
We are very concerned about her taking the child so far away and the effect her activity will have on the child.
Do we as grandparents have any recourse?

this is not your child. and i agree with the others, your daughters personal life is not your business. if you want to continue to have a relationship with your granddaughter, butt out

 

[Duranie]

Does your daughter plan on getting Dads permission and going through proper court procedure to move the child? Does the father plan on asking for custody? You as g-parents have little to no rights at sll. If Dad doesnt want her to move then he needs to file for custody. When mom moved out of the state with the kid, you have no idea what she will be up to.

Why is mom moving? Seriously Dad needs to be encouraged to step up to the plate here. Mom currently out of state and leaving the child behind is the perfect opportunity for Dad to see an attorney.

 

[jharris352]

Yes, politely stay out of her life and let her live it. There is nothing about the things you have said that comes even remotely close to making her "unfit." If she fails to provide proper parental care and control of her child's mental, physical, emotional, and moral needs then she is unfit. Just because she "flirts with" and "dates men" or "brings them home" makes her an adult. Leave her alone.