Q: After 10 yrs of close relationship w my grandchildren their parents ar3 not allowing us to see them due to a dispute. I
They tried a restraining order but it failed. If i occasionally drive through their community to see my grandchildren is that stalking
A: The parents have absolute legal authority to restrict anyone from visiting with their children, absent some legal basis to have the children removed from the parents' care for health and safety reasons. Grandparents have no special status to enforce visitation rights. The one scenario where there is an exception is when one of the two biological parents of the minor children has died, and the parents of that deceased parent seek grandparent visitation so as to maintain their grandchildren's connection and relationship to their deceased parent's family. If that is not your scenario, then you will need to find ways to repair your relationship with your son or daughter, whichever it is. You might suggest family therapy counseling, if everyone is willing to participate.
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