Grandparents' Rights: What Every Grandparent Needs to Know - Softcover

Slorah, Patricia

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1410766276 ISBN 13: 9781410766274

Publisher: AuthorHouse, 2003

Synopsis

Anyone May Need Grandparents' Rights A bitter divorce, substance abuse, a sudden death, or any number of circumstances can put you, as a grandparent, at risk for losing touch with a grandchild. It is important to understand the complexity of the laws before you need to use them. When the unexpected occurs, you might react in the heat of the moment in ways that you will later regret. By reading this book, hopefully, you will be prepared to handle unfortunate circumstances in such away that will not jeopardize your right to be a part of your grandchild's life. In the previous chapters I have included stories of grandparents who fought for visitation with grandchildren in a variety of circumstances. The stories show how, through perseverance, many grandparents have prevailed. You may recognize situations with which your own children, your grandchildren, other family members, friends or neighbors are grappling. You may have thought that such heartaches do not affect people who own their own home, have a job, are educated, and are well thought of in their community. You may have thought that such distress is reserved for people who are somehow at fault for their misfortunes. You are wrong. Everyone is at risk.

About this title

About the Author:

Dr. Patricia Slorah is an early childhood educator, gerontologist and applied anthropologist. She taught young children for 12 years, and taught both undergraduate and graduate students at the University of South Florida in Tampa for five years. Dr. Slorah has researched the issue of grandparents' rights for fourteen years and in the capacity of both grandparent and researcher appeared on local and national television (Good Morning America). She is considered an expert on the subject and has testified both at the national and state levels of government. She has been featured in newspapers across the country including the St. Petersburg Times, the Ft. Lauderdale Sun Sentinel, the Cleveland Plain Dealer, and the Wall Street Journal, as well as in the magazine Modern Maturity. Dr. Slorah lives in Florida with her husband of 43 years, Jack; their granddaughter, Brittany; and great-granddaughter, Hailey. The Slorah's daughter, Michelle, lives in a near by town with their 12-year-old grandson, Tyler.

About this edition

• Publisher: AuthorHouse
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1410766276
• ISBN 13: 9781410766274
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 188