Grandparents’ Rights

Texas Family Court will consider and authorize court-ordered visitations for biological grandparents if at least three of the conditions below are met:

• Your grandchild or grandchildren have lived with you for at least six months
• Your grandchild or grandchildren’s parents are divorced or have a divorce proceeding pending
• The parents are not married to each other or have been separated indefinitely
• Your grandchild or grandchildren are abused or neglected by a parent or both parents
• A parent or both parents are deceased, incarcerated, institutionalized or have been declared incompetent to care for your grandchild or grandchildren
• The court has terminated the parent-child relationship or if a parent has not been located for at least a month
• You and a parent apply together for custody

Grandparents do not have an automatic right to visitation or custody of grandchildren; however, in certain situations, you may be allowed to seek custody by filing a lawsuit if:

• Grandparents can prove the child is suffering
• Grandparent is the court-ordered guardian of the grandchild
• Grandchild has lived with grandparents for a minimum of six months

If you are a San Antonio grandparent looking for an experienced family attorney to help you fight for custody or visitation of your grandchildren, call LaHood Law.