Bill > H3430

This bill amends Chapter 119 of the 2016 General Laws to provide reasonable visitation rights to grandparents or great-grandparents of an unmarried minor child whose parents are divorced, living apart, or deceased, or if the child was born out of wedlock and paternity has been established. The bill specifies that such visitation rights would be granted by the probate and family court department if it is in the best interest of the minor child, and that the requirement of adjudicated paternity or acknowledgment of paternity does not apply to maternal grandparents or great-grandparents seeking visitation rights. The bill also states that any previously granted visitation rights would be terminated upon the child's adoption by someone other than a step-parent.

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https://malegislature.gov/Bills/191/H3430