No matter where you live you must file where the children live. You have to file a petition for
visitations in the county the children live in. You are given a court date and a judge; the other
parties must be notified of the court date. Meaning you have to have an address for each of
them, the parents that is. If you have no address, you must have SS #DL # DOB etc and have
a Sheriff find them and serve them with a copy of the documents that you have filed. You can
also have an attorney post a notice in a newspaper to show the judge you tried to find the
parents. You can also post notice in a newspaper, to a judge that would be the same as
being served. But it you don't know where the children are, you wouldn't be able to see the
children, so it would be of great benefit to find them 1st.
Court date, the judge will make sure that all parties were served properly if there is a no show
On any of the parties. If he/she says they were served and knew about the court hearing,
he/she will proceed with the hearing, usually giving a default judgment as to any visitations,
custody what ever. He can do what he wants to; it's all in how you present your case. You
must prove to the court that you are in the best interest of the children, that you have or have
had a relationship to the children, that relationship is worth continuing and that it would cause
harm to the children for you not allowed to be in the children's lives. The burden of proof is On
you rather you have an attorney or not. That's the law of Texas and most other states as well.
say (the parents) it's up to you to make the judge see you are in the children's best interest.
life.
Some will tell lies or exaggerate the truth, anything to put a stop to you being in the children's
life.
If you are 60 yrs old, call the Dept of Aging, they may help you with an attorney. Call your local
office 1st, if they don't know what to tell you call the office in Washington DC. This is a federal
department (Dept of Aging) were founded to help Sr. Citizens with just about anything a Sr.
Citizen needs. (But hey, I don't know everything!!)
Read and study the laws of the state you will need to file in (remember, it is where your
grandchildren are) You need to know the children's rights; you need to know your rights. You
need to follow the law. And the law is pretty much interpreted differently by different people;
that's how attorneys argue their points to a judge; try to make a judge see the law like they
see it. So read between the lines while applying your story to everything you read. The more
you do that, the more you can make the laws work for you, for the children's best interest.
It is best to work it out with the parents if at all possible, but that's not usually how it works, as
we all know. But if you could talk them into letting you see the children, it would be best. If you
can work it out between yourselves, you have the choice to take it to the courts. It is a
personal choice; no one can make it for you.
Do you have pictures of you and the children together? You need to put a scrapbook together
as well as a journal with documentation of everything. Every time you called to see about the
children, who said what when they said it, why they said it, what you said, what you did, who
you talked to, everything and make it the truth. Use a bound journal so the judge can see you
did not remove any pages from the journal. If he can't tell you have removed a page then he
won't know that what you have written is the truth. Most people when writing a journal (human
nature) is after they read what they wrote, they want to change what they wrote, tear out the
page and start over. A bound journal you can see if a page has been torn out, that will make
the judge think that you did not write the truth. Most people write the truth 1st and then
change the story to fit their needs. Don't ever tear out a page, when you make a mistake, and
you will, just cross through it, don't black it out, that makes a judge think you have something
to hide. Now, the judge doesn't have to look at anything, he can do what he wants to do, they
all do, but some judges will read and look at stuff if they are asked to, others won't. The
journal will also help you to remember details before going into court and will help you On the
stand. The scrapbook with the pictures can be looked at by the judge, if he wants to see it that
is. But it will also help you stay focused On what is the most important, the children. When you
look at the pictures, it will make you more determined than ever to win for the best interest of
the children. ;It is all about them after all isn't it? Or you wouldn't be reading this.
Do what's best for the children only, keep them 1st and foremost in your agenda and all will be
okay. It's not easy going against your own children to protect your grandchildren, it's a very
hard emotional thing to do, just keep telling yourself you're doing it for the children, again, it is
only about them, the children.
NCGCR toll free (866) 624-9900
visitations in the county the children live in. You are given a court date and a judge; the other
parties must be notified of the court date. Meaning you have to have an address for each of
them, the parents that is. If you have no address, you must have SS #DL # DOB etc and have
a Sheriff find them and serve them with a copy of the documents that you have filed. You can
also have an attorney post a notice in a newspaper to show the judge you tried to find the
parents. You can also post notice in a newspaper, to a judge that would be the same as
being served. But it you don't know where the children are, you wouldn't be able to see the
children, so it would be of great benefit to find them 1st.
Court date, the judge will make sure that all parties were served properly if there is a no show
On any of the parties. If he/she says they were served and knew about the court hearing,
he/she will proceed with the hearing, usually giving a default judgment as to any visitations,
custody what ever. He can do what he wants to; it's all in how you present your case. You
must prove to the court that you are in the best interest of the children, that you have or have
had a relationship to the children, that relationship is worth continuing and that it would cause
harm to the children for you not allowed to be in the children's lives. The burden of proof is On
you rather you have an attorney or not. That's the law of Texas and most other states as well.
say (the parents) it's up to you to make the judge see you are in the children's best interest.
life.
Some will tell lies or exaggerate the truth, anything to put a stop to you being in the children's
life.
If you are 60 yrs old, call the Dept of Aging, they may help you with an attorney. Call your local
office 1st, if they don't know what to tell you call the office in Washington DC. This is a federal
department (Dept of Aging) were founded to help Sr. Citizens with just about anything a Sr.
Citizen needs. (But hey, I don't know everything!!)
Read and study the laws of the state you will need to file in (remember, it is where your
grandchildren are) You need to know the children's rights; you need to know your rights. You
need to follow the law. And the law is pretty much interpreted differently by different people;
that's how attorneys argue their points to a judge; try to make a judge see the law like they
see it. So read between the lines while applying your story to everything you read. The more
you do that, the more you can make the laws work for you, for the children's best interest.
It is best to work it out with the parents if at all possible, but that's not usually how it works, as
we all know. But if you could talk them into letting you see the children, it would be best. If you
can work it out between yourselves, you have the choice to take it to the courts. It is a
personal choice; no one can make it for you.
Do you have pictures of you and the children together? You need to put a scrapbook together
as well as a journal with documentation of everything. Every time you called to see about the
children, who said what when they said it, why they said it, what you said, what you did, who
you talked to, everything and make it the truth. Use a bound journal so the judge can see you
did not remove any pages from the journal. If he can't tell you have removed a page then he
won't know that what you have written is the truth. Most people when writing a journal (human
nature) is after they read what they wrote, they want to change what they wrote, tear out the
page and start over. A bound journal you can see if a page has been torn out, that will make
the judge think that you did not write the truth. Most people write the truth 1st and then
change the story to fit their needs. Don't ever tear out a page, when you make a mistake, and
you will, just cross through it, don't black it out, that makes a judge think you have something
to hide. Now, the judge doesn't have to look at anything, he can do what he wants to do, they
all do, but some judges will read and look at stuff if they are asked to, others won't. The
journal will also help you to remember details before going into court and will help you On the
stand. The scrapbook with the pictures can be looked at by the judge, if he wants to see it that
is. But it will also help you stay focused On what is the most important, the children. When you
look at the pictures, it will make you more determined than ever to win for the best interest of
the children. ;It is all about them after all isn't it? Or you wouldn't be reading this.
Do what's best for the children only, keep them 1st and foremost in your agenda and all will be
okay. It's not easy going against your own children to protect your grandchildren, it's a very
hard emotional thing to do, just keep telling yourself you're doing it for the children, again, it is
only about them, the children.
NCGCR toll free (866) 624-9900
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