Longmont, CO asked in Family Law for Colorado

Q: sibling rights?

my childs father and his family has nothing to do with her how do I get rights for her to see her older sister? the mother thinks it will effect her child if she knows her dad has another kid.she is refusing to let my child see heers so how do I go about doing a siblings visitational rights ?

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Stephen J. Plog
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  • Licensed in Colorado

A: There are no sibling rights in a Colorado custody case. Siblings might have the right to intervene in a social services case stemming from allegations of abuse or neglect. That being said, there are no statutory provisions granting specific rights to siblings.

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