How Can I Change the Frequency of My Son's Visits with His Grandmother

My question involves a child custody case from the State of: AR

Absent some kind of court order, you just tell grandma no if you want less time or offer more if you want her to have more.. If you are not with the child's father and he is letting grandma see your son on his time, there isn't much you can do unless she is a danger.

Standby please - our resident GPV guru will stop by.

In the meantime.. start reading this. In your situation she does have standing to file for visitation, but she has to realize that two days a month is often all she'd get...

...and if she can't persuade the court, you don't have to allow any visitation at all.

http://www.womenslaw.org/statutes_de...73#statute-top

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Quoting free9man

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Absent some kind of court order, you just tell grandma no. If you are not with the child's father and he is letting grandma see your son on his time, there isn't much you can do unless she is a danger.

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Dad is dead.... this gives Grandma standing.

Did she delete most of her post?

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Quoting Dogmatique

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Dad is dead.... this gives Grandma standing.

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My response was based on a completely blank post with only the question in the title.

I feel all weird now. I know I saw it!

Gist: Dad is deceased, grandma has had 2 overnights per month, and is threatening OP with a court action. Grandma has standing, but I told her that as a general rule Granny isn't going to get more than a couple of days to begin with


Let's run with that until OP comes back (or until the ECT takes effect... )

I apologize, I was trying to edit my post but all of it got removed...Here is my post:

My husband passed away in 2010. My relationship with his mother was not always strained, but became that way before my son was born (she's a handful, and that is being very nice). There was a period of time she didn't see him at all, then visits were supervised by me, and now she currently sees him two days per month and when his father's sister visits from CA. She is constantly asking for more time. I feel like she is not enjoying the time she does have, she is spending it pining for more. I understand she wants to see him since he is part of her son, but I feel like the time she has now is more than reasonable, heck sometimes I would like to reduce it simply because of the stress she causes me. My son has a developmental delay, so he is indifferent (maybe not the right word) - he doesn't cry when I pick him up, but drops what he's doing and runs to my car without telling her bye, she has to chase him out the door for a hug and he never asks to see her more, talks about her etc. That may not be relevant, but I guess I want to show that less visitation would not going to harm him.

Is there a grandparent custody order in effect? If so, was it issued by an Arkansas court?

There is no custody order in effect.

Then grandma presently is entitled to as much or as little visitation as you choose to provide. This summary outlines what grandma would have to do to get court-ordered visitation in Arkansas, and you should keep in mind that your scaling back or terminating visitation may inspire her to petition for an order.