Q: Can I stop Grandparent’s rights for an order already put in place 5 years ago?
My son’s dad lived with his parents with my son when he died back in 2012. My son’s grandparents took me to court for Grandparent’s rights and then mediation for shared holidays and Joint Conservators. I agreed under duress (lack of money to keep paying a lawyer) 6 years ago but a lot has changed in my life. I don’t feel I need to share my holidays as it limits what I can do with my other 2 children. I also don’t think they need any legal rights to my child. Right now it’s every other weekend, shared holidays, and a few weeks in the summer. Can I put an end to all of this? It’s starting to interfere with my own family and other children.
A: Talk to a local family attorney. If it’s been 6 years then there might be grounds to ask the court to modify the order in your favor.
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