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Washington's old grandparent visitation law was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in Troxel. Its rebuilt statute now requires proof of harm twice over.
Virginia has no dedicated grandparent visitation statute. One legitimate-interest law covers custody and visitation, requiring clear and convincing evidence.
Vermont's grandparent visitation statute has no fit-parent presumption and has not visibly changed since 1984. Here is what that unresolved gap means for you.
Utah requires clear and convincing evidence of a caregiver relationship or parental unfitness before a grandparent can win visitation. How the law works.
Texas grandparents must prove denial of access would significantly impair the child to overcome a presumption favoring a fit parent. Here is how the law works.
Tennessee requires grandparents to prove danger of substantial harm to win visitation, a rule its own courts set in Hawk v. Hawk before Troxel existed.
South Dakota's grandparent visitation law reads permissively, but no court has tested it against constitutional fit-parent protections. What that means.
South Carolina grandparent visitation law under Section 63-3-530(33): the Camburn v. Smith standard, the de facto custodian track, and the honest odds.
Rhode Island grandparent visitation law: three overlapping statutes, the clear-and-convincing standard, and why the U.S. Supreme Court cited RI as a model.
Pennsylvania grandparent custody law after D.P. v. G.J.P. and the 2018 Act 21 fix: the current standing triggers, and why older sources may be wrong.
Oregon grandparent visitation and custody law under ORS 109.119: the presumption a grandparent must rebut, and why courts declined a harm requirement.
Oklahoma grandparent visitation law: why Neal v. Lee makes this a harm-standard state, not just a rebuttable presumption, and what that means in practice.