Q: Do I have rights to see my younger brother and have visitation with him?
I have a 14 year old brother who lives with his paternal grandparents that I am not able to see due to them basically cutting me and my brother off. A little history: my mother allowed them shared custodial rights over my brother about 6 years ago. I don't know the nature of custody in it's entirety. However, my mother states she still has custodial rights to see him. Whether that is true IDK. Part of the reason she allowed him to go live with them is because of her instability. So now they are basically holding that over my head. They told me 3-4 years ago they didn't want her to become involved again and would only let me see him if they were in the same room. At the moment I was going through nursing school to get my bachelor's in nursing. I decided to sacrifice that fight so I could get through school. I have since then completed my program and would like to take up more time with my brother. We both reside in Louisiana. I want to visit without his grandparent's dication.
A: You have the right to visitation. However you would have to hire an attorney.
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