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Grandparent Issues: Massachusetts
(Provided by: Divorce Source, Inc. Staff)
Grandparent Rights to Visitation:Go to: Grandparent Issues Informational SectionVisitation may be granted if the child's parents are divorced, married but living apart under a temporary order or judgment of separate support, one of the parents is deceased, or if the child was born out of wedlock and paternity established by a court or by acknowledgment by the father and the child's parents live apart, if the visitation is in the child's best interest. Must include "care and custody affidavit" with petition.Chapter 119, Section 39D (A.L.M. Chapter 119 §39D).
When Adoption Occurs:Rights terminate upon adoption by anyone other than a stepparent.Child Custody Statutes:No specific factors in statute; only general concepts.A.L.M., Chapter 208 §31
Parents May Choose:Yes
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