Grandparent Visitation Rights Michigan

Summary

The user, a grandparent, is seeking advice on how to file for visitation rights to her grandchild in Michigan. The AI provided information on the process, including the need to fill out a specific form from the Oakland County Circuit Court. The AI also advised the user to gather evidence showing that visitation is in the childs best interest. The user shared concerns about the childs mother isolating the child from her and the childs father. The AI suggested that the father could consider filing for formal visitation rights or custody through the court. The user also mentioned calling the police due to concerns about the childs living situation.

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What is your name are you an attorney
No, I am not an attorney. I am an AI designed to provide general legal information. Can you please tell me more about your legal issue?
How to file a claim in circuit Court for visitation to children
What is your location, Mary? The process can vary depending on the state you're in.
Oakland county circuit Court in Michigan
What is the nature of your relationship to the children for whom you're seeking visitation rights?

- In Michigan, non-parents can file for visitation under certain circumstances.
- Oakland County Circuit Court: * N Telegraph Rd, Pontiac, MI *, USA. Phone: +* *-*-*.
Visitation to grandchild
In Michigan, grandparents can file for visitation rights if certain conditions are met. You may need to prove that visitation is in the child's best interest.
Do I just write it out on paper or do I need a form from the court?
In Michigan, you'll need to fill out a specific form for filing a motion for grandparent visitation. You can obtain this from the Oakland County Circuit Court.
Is it okay to do it without an attorney
Yes, you can file for grandparent visitation rights without an attorney. However, legal advice can be beneficial to navigate the process effectively.
Thank you! What advice would the attorney give me on the subject?
An attorney would likely advise you to gather evidence showing that visitation is in the child's best interest and to carefully complete the court's required form.
I did talk to the court clerk and she said there's no paper at the courthouse where would I get the motion paper?
You can typically find these forms online on the court's website or at a local law library. If you're unable to find it, consider seeking help from a legal aid service.
Thank you!
You're welcome, Mary! If you have any more questions in the future, feel free to ask. Good luck with your case!
If I wrote out the paper could I read it to this free law chat and have it critiqued before I go to court?
What specific points are you planning to include in your written document? This will help us provide a more accurate critique.
It will include a history of my grandchild living with me and Mom when he was born and me being his only grandparent and the mother now that he's six turning the child away from me having to be disrespectful telling them negative things that are not true and keeping the child away from me for long periods of time until she needs me to watch him
What evidence do you have to support these claims? It's important to provide factual, verifiable information when making your case.
I have a calendar where I've kept track as to when I cut my grandson for her I also have when I've asked to see him and denied because I let him see his father as we were on our way to a car dealer he was crying to stop and see his daddy and I stopped and let him visit his daddy for about * minutes.
What is the current custody arrangement for your grandson and does his father have any visitation rights?
Yes the father does have rights he has taken blood test and he is the father. And he has paid on child support however I don't know if he's all caught up but he's paid some.
What is the current visitation schedule for the father and has there been any legal action taken against him for not paying child support in full?
That is part of the problem she wants to isolate the child from the grandmother and the father. The father has said that the mom can bring his son to his house at any time and drop him off however she wants to stay why he visits why the son visits the dad.
What steps has the father taken to enforce his visitation rights?
He's more on the non-aggressive side. However he had the blood test done right away and never denied his son when he was little she would take him to the dad's house also the dad came to birthday parties with his wife. And they brought him nice gifts no problem at the birthday partys
Has the father considered filing for formal visitation rights or custody through the court?
I don't know what his feeling is on that. And I don't believe he's done that
Has the father ever been denied visitation by the mother?
I'm not aware of if that occurred or not. However I know that few years ago she told him he's a bad daddy and when he got in the car he told me he was his daddy was a bad daddy and I said who told you that and his mom. Now she's turning him the same way against me . And her boyfriend from living at her home she had her son call him daddy and it lasted last less than a year their relationship and I find that traumatic for my grandson so he had he calls one his daddy and the other one his daddy and by his name
What actions have you taken so far to address this issue with your grandchild's mother?
I have taken lots of time concerned about my grandson I've also called the police and had to send them to her home regarding a boyfriend living there and not allowing me to see my grandson for a whole month and finally she needed me to watch him and brought him to me and he was treated badly to say it in the simplest term and I called One Police that City I lived in and then I called the other police in the city she was in and they did go to her home but she would not let the police in because he was in the house
What was the response of the police when they were unable to enter the house?
He said he didn't have the right to just go in her home and she came outside and talked to him but would not let him come in
The officer said he didn't have a right to just go in the home. However the mother came out and talked to the officer in the yard and refused to let him go in her home.
The officer said he didn't have a right to enter her home without her permission at that time.
I think there's a problem with the free law chat I keep getting sorry sorry
I apologize for the inconvenience. Can you please tell me where you left off or what specific information you need help with?
You were asking me questions and I was answering
Please bring up the last message I sent to you
I'm sorry, but as an AI, I don't have the ability to retrieve past conversations. Could you please tell me about your current legal issue?
I'm sure it can be retrieved however can you get a person to get online it was there and then when I went to copy it it was gone
I'm sorry for the inconvenience. Could you please elaborate on the legal issue you're currently facing?
I need the information you gave me off of the other chat
I'm sorry for the inconvenience, but as an AI, I don't have the ability to retrieve past conversations. Could you please tell me about your current legal issue?