Q: If our daughter and son-in-law don't let us see our grandchildren because they were reported to CPS and I am blamed for
He has hit our 14 year old grandson twice. CPS made an appointment to go investigate but didn't question the kids alone and they are very afraid of both parents. Do we as grandparents have any rights to see them? He is on disability and has his own business and other property from which he collects rent money, but he has everything under his sister and I think my daughters name. She is a nurse and from what I have heard they both do ddrugs. I just want to be able to see our grandchildren at least once a month.
A: In order to force visitation over the parents objections, you are going to have to show that the biological parents are "unfit". Its a very difficult burden. If CPS were to remove the children because the parents do drugs, then CPS may place the child with you. Unfortunately, Texas law isn't favorable to grandparent rights.
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