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  1. 101
    Name: Sharon Jurich on Apr 8, 2005
    State: AZ
    Country: US
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  2. 102
    Name: Joan Furlong on Apr 9, 2005
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: State of Washington Supreme Court ruled the week of April 3, 2005 that if parents say no, grandparents have no rights to visit grandchildren. My husband and I had a loving bond with our only grandson for the past 8 years. Grandson was with us every Holiday and every Saturday for 8 years . Son in law gets pissed off because he verbaly abused my daughter at a Christmas party and I mentioned it. So now we are not allowed to see this child. I visited him at school for a few weeks while he stood in line for the school bus, just so he would know we still loved him. Now he is picked up at school so that option is out. We are devastated.
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  3. 103
    Name: Marlana Helbig on Apr 10, 2005
    State: WI
    Country: US
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  4. 104
    Name: Doris McQueen on Apr 11, 2005
    State: OR
    Country: US
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  5. 105
    Name: Lama Martin on Apr 15, 2005
    State: WV
    Country: US
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  6. 106
    Name: Helen Drummond on Apr 15, 2005
    State: AZ
    Country: US
    Comments: My daughter was a victim of a homicide May 13, 2004. She left a 7 year old child, my only grandson. She and her husband were divorced. My grandson was at my house being cared for by me, my mother, my husband or my son. Since my daughter's death, my ex-son-in-law has been allowing me access to my grandson on a very limited basis. I have filed a petition for grandparent visitation and would appreciate any information useful to my case on May 2, 2005.
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  7. 107
    Name: Tanya Cellurale on Apr 16, 2005
    State: PA
    Country: US
    Comments: I have been denied visitation with my only grandchild from my only son who is still married. I am a good person and our mediator has denied me without any explanation other than the fact that we need to work this out for ourselves. I have tried and my son has the control. I feel helpless.
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  8. 108
    Name: Shirley Rowan on Apr 16, 2005
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: My granddaughters were adopted because Florida does not allow Grandparent rights. I tried to fight this. I wanted to adopt them. The pain in losing them will never go away. Most of all my 4 year old granddaughter will never recover from this. She loves me so much. My youngest granddaughter was an infant and will not be as injured. Please don't let this happen to another family.
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  9. 109
    Name: Shirley Rowan on Apr 16, 2005
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: My granddaughters were adopted because Florida does not allow Grandparent rights. I tried to fight this. I wanted to adopt them. The pain in losing them will never go away. Most of all my 4 year old granddaughter will never recover from this. She loves me so much. My youngest granddaughter was an infant and will not be as injured. Please don't let this happen to another family.
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  10. 110
    Name: Deborah Vaughan on Apr 17, 2005
    State: WI
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    Comments: one night stand-premeditated on her part. my son 2,000 miles away. grandson missing our half of family
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  11. 111
    Name: Barb Townsend on Apr 17, 2005
    State:
    Country: CA
    Comments: I am interested in grandparent visitation rights
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  12. 112
    Name: Melanie Shannon on Apr 18, 2005
    State: NE
    Country: US
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  13. 113
    Name: Kathy Wynn on Apr 22, 2005
    State: KY
    Country: US
    Comments: My husband and I have had our grandchildren in our care the majority of their lives since birth. They are ages 4 & 5 Our daughter and son in law divorced three years ago and he has remarried and in Oct the children went to live with him and we are having difficulty seeing them. We have met their finacial as well as daily needs most all their lives. Since the parents had a disagreeing marriage and child support issues after divorce they are unwilling to work together and it is hurting the children and we are being told Grandparents have no rights in Ky. Our Grandchildren being smaller have no choices in this and it grieves me greatly to see them being used between the parents this way, Could someone please give me some advise on how to pursue this matter without making it more difficult for our grandbabies
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  14. 114
    Name: Nadya Miles on Apr 22, 2005
    State: NY
    Country: US
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  15. 115
    Name: Mary Ray on May 15, 2005
    State: AZ
    Country: US
    Comments: I have 2 wonderfuld grandchildren, 6 and 4 yrs old whom I am denied any contact with at all because of my own daughter. My heart is broken and I miss and love them with all my heart. The strangest thing of all is that I have really done nothing wrong except have a relationship with my other daughter where there is intense dislike on my younger daughter's part.
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  16. 116
    Name: MARY LARSON on May 19, 2005
    State: WI
    Country: US
    Comments: MY SON IS JUST STARTING TO GO THROUGH A DIVORCE WHERE HE IS THE MAIN CARE GIVER. HIS SOON TO BE DIVORCED WIFE BELIEVES HER PERSON FRIENDS AND NIGHT LIFE IS MORE IMPORTANT THE HER CHILDREN AT LEAST 3 TO 5 TIMES A WEEK AT NIGHT. WE NEED ANY TYPE OF INFORMATION POSSIBLE TO HELP US WITH THIS CASE.
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  17. 117
    Name: Sheri Godfrey on Jun 3, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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  18. 118
    Name: Elizabeth Denehy on Jun 6, 2005
    State: FL
    Country: US
    Comments: l am a grandparent who's daughter took her daughter away after an argument . its been 2 mos of no word from them. she cut all contact with me. l have no recoarse after raising her from birth. she will be 7 in a few weeks. that is wrong. they are not pawns. we as grandparents should have some rights
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  19. 119
    Name: CAROLYN STEGALL MCRORIE on Jun 8, 2005
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: I HAVE A 4 MONTH OLD GRANDSON THAT HIS MOTHER REFUSES TO LET ME SEE.JUST BECAUSE SHE DOESN'T LIKE ME.
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  20. 120
    Name: Deborah Davis on Jun 10, 2005
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: I feel like I have to say & watch every thing I say or do when I did get to see my g-baby. They are mad now and we can't see her. The boyfriend not her father has say so.
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  21. 121
    Name: Deborah Davis on Jun 10, 2005
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: Domestic Violence. Visitation with our 4yo grandaughter. The liv in boy friend of my grandaughters mother is pushing us further and further away. He has a big history of domestic violence. Have seen Amanda(mother) with several black eyes and bruses. My grandaughter use to talk about it. Before they stopped us from seeing her. She told us she would get in trouble if she talked about it. We just kept a watch and asked no more questions.
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  22. 122
    Name: Tina Kennedy on Jun 14, 2005
    State: IN
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  23. 123
    Name: Carrie Stover on Jun 18, 2005
    State: WV
    Country: US
    Comments: My family is going through a grandparents' rights situation at the moment. Their grandchildren are being kept away from them by the parents and CPS is causing the problem. I believe that grandparents and "3rd parties" should be allowed visitation rights. We are innocent and should not be wrongly punished by lack of visitation to the children in question.
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  24. 124
    Name: Susan Holmes on Jun 19, 2005
    State: AL
    Country: US
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  25. 125
    Name: Donna Lawson on Jun 22, 2005
    State: SC
    Country: US
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  26. 126
    Name: Karen Munro on Jul 8, 2005
    State: WA
    Country: US
    Comments: Somtimes there is a special bond between a grandchild and grandparents that should not be broken and niether should punished by the parent and the court.
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  27. 127
    Name: Margaret Smith on Jul 13, 2005
    State:
    Country: CA
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  28. 128
    Name: Jan Moody on Jul 14, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
    Comments: I need the numbers of attorneys in the state of missouri
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  29. 129
    Name: Mary Scott on Jul 15, 2005
    State: WI
    Country: US
    Comments: After raising my grandson for 4 years, and having a major role in my granddaughter's life, my daughter remarried for third time. Almost immediately my relationship with the children suffered. The adults were leaving kids home alone,(ages 6 &9). Grandson called 911. Report filed, no charges, social service involved. Daughter severed our relationship with children. I now know she has a long history of leaving them home alone and continues to do so. Kids know she did wrong but kids and grandparents are being punished unfairly.
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  30. 130
    Name: Roseann Kobbermann on Jul 18, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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  31. 131
    Name: Lorna Brady on Jul 27, 2005
    State:
    Country: IE
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  32. 132
    Name: Kim Wesley on Jul 27, 2005
    State: OH
    Country: US
    Comments: i am being denied my rights at this time to my grandchildren
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  33. 133
    Name: Linda Teper on Jul 27, 2005
    State: MI
    Country: US
    Comments: What happened to courts wanting to keep families together There's just something UNNATURAL about ripping the youngest, and most vulnerable, family members from the most stable (in most cases)and consistent people that will ever love them.
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  34. 134
    Name: Jackie West on Aug 11, 2005
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: I have been denied visitation to my granddaughters because my son is mad at me. He even marked my grand daughters B-Day card "Reture to Sender". Now I'm sure my grand daughter thinks I forgot her special day. This stinks.
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  35. 135
    Name: Julee Rabion on Aug 23, 2005
    State: GA
    Country: US
    Comments: As a young child the wonderful memories, of the role that my grandparents played in my life, has been wonderful to my upbringing, this should never be denied for the child or the grandparents!
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  36. 136
    Name: Clark Baldwin on Aug 26, 2005
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  37. 137
    Name: JoAnn Graham on Aug 29, 2005
    State: AR
    Country: US
    Comments: Since our youngest son was killed in a terrible truck accident, we are not allowed to see our grandchildren because his widow is a spiteful, vindictive and immature person who is blatantly biased toward her firstborn (born before meeting our son), who is a spoiled, abusive bully who regularly strikes, intimidates and tells lies about his bro. and sister in order to get his own way in all things. We must either allow this spoiled bully to run roughshod over the other two or the mother will not let us see our grandchildren. Currently we are not allowed to see them because we challenged a blatant lie the 13 year old told in an attempt to "punish" his 10 year old brother for not giving him his way. The mother has babied and coddled this 13 year old to the point he behaves and thinks like a 2-year-old. At the same time, she has granted him co-adult status in the household--consults him on adult decisions, allows him to make decisions regarding what the other two children can and cannot do, according to his whim. The spoiled 13 year old bully, not the mother, is the head of their household - and our other two grandchildren are at his mercy--and thanks to his bimbo mother, we are not allowed to even see them--much less provide them any sort of protection from mistreatment at the hands of their brother and their stupid mother. This situation is intolerable. Do we have any rights at all Do our grandchildren There have been several near tragedies that could have resulted in the deaths of one or more of these children because their mother is a moron. The latest outrage is the 13 year old bully wanted a pellet pistol. She not only bought him one, but I can almost guarantee he has unrestricted access to it and can get it/use it whenever he wants. These things are as lethal as a .22 at close range - and this bullying brat has a temper and great hostility toward his younger bro. and sister anytime his every whim is not immediately granted. We fear for the safety of our grandchildren.
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    Name: Cindy Goforth on Aug 31, 2005
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: August 31, 2005: It is the most helpless and terrible feeling to know your grandchildren are in danger. That you have no rights or legal avenues to protect them, or at least see/monitor them regularly. My own grandparents were such a major part of my life. There can never be too many people who love a child unconditionally. I've spent years biting my tongue, going out of my way, (including missing work), to accomadate whenever asked to take the kids, thousands of dollars, anything to keep my ex-daughter-in-law happy and maintain contact with the kids. I know they are in danger. I've reported her for abandoning the kids to DSS last fall. She's been under the care of a Psychiatrist through Medicaid and has for 5 years had a prescription for 2mg Xanax 3x/day and other antipsychotic medications. She rarely not obviously under the influence with slurred speech and staggering gait. If I talk to her one day, she doesn't remember it the next day. Live in boyfriend appears to do most of the care and maintains complete control of her and kids. He is an ex-felon she dated previous to my son. She left my son 6 years ago the week after boyfriend was released from prison and moved in w/ her. My son keeps the kids every weekend, if he doesn't we usually do. The kids have shown serious signs of stress with a drastic change in the past 6 months. The oldest a complete change in personality from calm, loveable, affectionate, social and happy, to hyperactive, bullying us and the other grandchildren. He told us the last time he was here that we couldn't tell him what to do, his mom and boyfriend told him he didn't have to listen to us. We had to repeatedly stop him from abusing his youger brother and cousin. Not wrestling. Tackling, pinning them down and punching hard repeatedly. He'll be 10 tomorrow. He's fearful of people and never happy these past few months,always angry. Their mother and her boyfriend left with them the week of July 4th. The oldest called his father/my son the following weekend, stated they were visiting in Virginia and would be home in 2 weeks. We haven't seen or heard from them since. School records have not been requested or fowarded anywhere, so it appears they aren't even in school. Her family will not tell us where they are, but state they are ok. I can't sleep. I have run into a brick wall trying to get help finding and ensuring their safety. Without coming up with enough money to hire a lawyer for my son to sue for visitation and/or custody I'm told there's no other route. They're out of state so it will cost a fortune and be almost impossible to persue custody through the courts and they likely would just move again before we could get into court. Does anyone know how this can be addressed. Is the only thing to do to locate them and for their father to snatch them and bring them back in state to bring back into the local court That would be traumatic for the kids. There is no custody or visitation order. There's never been any legal action, seperation/divorce of my son and their mother. The parents have equal rights to the children.
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  39. 139
    Name: Carol Larkin on Sep 6, 2005
    State: MA
    Country: US
    Comments: Daughter has decided to deny me access to my grandchildren
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  40. 140
    Name: Leslie Murphey on Sep 11, 2005
    State: OR
    Country: US
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  41. 141
    Name: Frances Elliott on Oct 3, 2005
    State: UT
    Country:
    Comments: My Granddaughter lived in Mississippi and we would like visitatons, especially to take her for the summer, since we live a ways apart. She lives with her Mother. My son is in a hospital and will be for may more years. We would like to take the Grandaughter to see him each summer. We had the Granddaughter all summer when she lived in Montana before we moved to retire in Utah and she moved to MIssissippi. Please help us know where to start to file for visitations. Sincerely Fran Elliott
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  42. 142
    Name: Tracy Danenfelser on Oct 4, 2005
    State: VA
    Country: US
    Comments: I live in VA but my grandson lives in IN with his mother. I am close to my grandson and spent a l;ot of time with him from Jan 2004-Nov 2004 while I lived in IN. Now that my son and the mother are no longer together, never married, she will not even allow me to speak to my grandson, 2 yrs old yeaterday, on the phone. Her family has told me I am "not to call" thier house where she and my grandson live.
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  43. 143
    Name: Sharon Abrams on Oct 6, 2005
    State: SC
    Country: US
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    Name: Nancy Anderson on Oct 8, 2005
    State: WV
    Country: US
    Comments: My daughter died August 30, 2005 and her live in boyfriend took her 1 year old daughter to Indiana. He is not on the baby's birth certificate and I have a written request from my daughter that she wanted me and my husband to have custody, it is witnessed and notized. I am told that I have not rights to my granddaughter.
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  45. 145
    Name: Debe Myers on Oct 11, 2005
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  46. 146
    Name: Minnie Perkins-Plater on Oct 11, 2005
    State: DC
    Country: US
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  47. 147
    Name: Carol Hakala on Oct 14, 2005
    State: CA
    Country: US
    Comments: My heart aches for loving grandparents who are refused the close relationship they have with their grandchildren when relationships fall apart. We have experienced this personally, firsthand, with a controlling mother who refuses to comply with court orders relating to visitation. Although our son has 51% of a joint custody agreement, she continually does all she can to keep the family in upset and to attempt allienate our grandson from both his father and us. It is heartbreaking and destructive and in anything but "the best interest of the child". If only all parents could learn that children have enough love for everyone!!!
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  48. 148
    Name: Connie Gilbreth on Oct 18, 2005
    State: AR
    Country: US
    Comments: I am currently researching what options I have in getting visitaion rights with my 6 month old grandson. My daughter will not allow me to see him and I only get to see him when the father (they were never married) has visitation with him every other weekend for 4 hours on a Saturday.
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  49. 149
    Name: Doris Abernathy on Oct 20, 2005
    State: NC
    Country: US
    Comments: i was going to school to have lunch with my grandson,now she has put a stop to that. its not right if i choose to be involved.
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  50. 150
    Name: Donetta Andrews on Oct 23, 2005
    State: MO
    Country: US
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