When Grandparents Have the Right to Seek Visitation in Court
Michigan grandparent rights may petition family law courts for visitation:
If the child's parents are divorced / divorcing
If child was born outside of a marriage contract
The grandparent has taken care of the child within the previous year regardless of an existing court order
Deciding Michigan Grandparent Rights Visitation Time
If grandparents proves to the court that the child will suffer harm by not seeing him or her, the court uses several factors to determine the amount of visitation time.
Michigan Grandparent Rights - Petitioning for Custody
The Supreme Court has said that people have a right to their children and the court will only award children to people other than the parents when the parents are held unfit.
Michigan grandparent rights may be able to petition court for custody, however, it is much more difficult than enforcing a reasonable visitation order.