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March 9, 2015
I have been reading through all your messages and honestly some of these stories about kids in danger are just breaking my heart. It is frustrating that our own laws keep us from intervening when we can clearly see the neglect happening. I am currently trying to find a lawyer who might listen because this is way bigger than I first thought it would be.
March 9, 2015
I really thought this might just float around in the void but seeing so many people agreeing with me about the Michigan system is honestly making me cry while I type this. It feels like the pushback we have been dealing with is finally turning into a real conversation that people actually want to have. I need to figure out who to email first because my brain is spinning with all this forward motion.
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A large percentage of grandparents are raising their grandchildren with no financial help from the absent parent and most do not expect any. Grandparents just want to love, nurture and make sure their grandchildren are safe. Then the absent parent is legally able to just take the child back at any given time without proof of a decent home or any employment. TIME FOR THIS CHANGE.
I had to spend thousands of dollars in court costs and lawyer fees to see the granddaughter I raised the first nearly 13 years of her life. When she was placed with her dad (who never paid child support and barely saw her) he decide I couldn't see her. The courts said other wise. She is almost 17 years old now and will soon be moving back with me. He has lost her love and respect.
Grandchildren should never be able to be used as bargaining chips or weapons for their parents to try to get what they want. We are seeing more and more every day the new generation of parents using their children against the child's grandparents to get what they want. This is nothing shy of emotional abuse and that is also child abuse.
My daughter won't let me see my grandchildren because I objected to her fad diet, no immunizations and non-pasteurized milk. Acting in the best interests of my grandchildren made me lose them.
Grandparents should have rights in this state. Why is Michigan always so far behind. Friend of the court always thinks they are the only one that knows what is best for the child, they are mostly clueless..
I live in the "Pure" State of Michigan. It saddens me to know grandparents do not have any rights to their grandchildren. I never thought I would be in a position where I could not see my grandson Kobe, whom I love dearly. The mother is very bitter about the break up between her and my son. She will not let my son see his child. This situation hurts my heart, but I am going to fight and advocate for my grandson Kobe!
I would like to spend time with my granddaughter but have no say as the mother will not all unsupervised visits
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March 9, 2015
I have been reading through all your messages and honestly some of these stories about kids in danger are just breaking my heart. It is frustrating that our own laws keep us from intervening when we can clearly see the neglect happening. I am currently trying to find a lawyer who might listen because this is way bigger than I first thought it would be.
March 9, 2015
I really thought this might just float around in the void but seeing so many people agreeing with me about the Michigan system is honestly making me cry while I type this. It feels like the pushback we have been dealing with is finally turning into a real conversation that people actually want to have. I need to figure out who to email first because my brain is spinning with all this forward motion.
41 Comments
Poor innocent children are placed with strangers before letting family step in and raise them. Far too many children are often abused or even killed! It makes one feel like the state wants money instead of caring for the best interest of the child(ren).
A large percentage of grandparents are raising their grandchildren with no financial help from the absent parent and most do not expect any. Grandparents just want to love, nurture and make sure their grandchildren are safe. Then the absent parent is legally able to just take the child back at any given time without proof of a decent home or any employment. TIME FOR THIS CHANGE.
I had to spend thousands of dollars in court costs and lawyer fees to see the granddaughter I raised the first nearly 13 years of her life. When she was placed with her dad (who never paid child support and barely saw her) he decide I couldn't see her. The courts said other wise. She is almost 17 years old now and will soon be moving back with me. He has lost her love and respect.
Grandchildren should never be able to be used as bargaining chips or weapons for their parents to try to get what they want. We are seeing more and more every day the new generation of parents using their children against the child's grandparents to get what they want. This is nothing shy of emotional abuse and that is also child abuse.
My daughter won't let me see my grandchildren because I objected to her fad diet, no immunizations and non-pasteurized milk. Acting in the best interests of my grandchildren made me lose them.
Grandparents should have rights in this state. Why is Michigan always so far behind. Friend of the court always thinks they are the only one that knows what is best for the child, they are mostly clueless..
I live in the "Pure" State of Michigan. It saddens me to know grandparents do not have any rights to their grandchildren. I never thought I would be in a position where I could not see my grandson Kobe, whom I love dearly. The mother is very bitter about the break up between her and my son. She will not let my son see his child. This situation hurts my heart, but I am going to fight and advocate for my grandson Kobe!
I would like to spend time with my granddaughter but have no say as the mother will not all unsupervised visits
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Poor innocent children are placed with strangers before letting family step in and raise them. Far too many children are often abused or even killed! It makes one feel like the state wants money instead of caring for the best interest of the child(ren).