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    Default Rights of Non-Biological Grandparents

    My question involves grandparents rights in the State of: Louisiana

    11 years ago I made a verbal agreement with my daughters granparents (On my daughter's father's side). They were to be in their care while I was out to sea in the Navy. Over the years they have made it quite difficult for me to get her back. I got her to live with me when she was 4 years old but it didn't last long because her grandmother once again convicned me that she didn't belong with me anymore because she had made a home in Louisiana while I was away in the military. I will admit that I have not always been there in the past and of course that has always been used against me. Now 11 years later, I've decided to go and get my child. Keep in mind that there was never a custody order issued of any kind nor did I ever give up my rights as a parent. Also during this time there was a paternity test taken and we all found out that Ray (my daughter's father) is not the biological father. No one cared at the time since Ray was already listed as the father on the birth certificate. I am married and in a very stable environment and my daughter is adjusting well to her new home. On the other hand, Raven's grandparents have filed a petition for custody of my daughter. Do they have any chance at winning? Even though Ray had a paternity test done in the past, can I have another one ordered through the courts?

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    Default Re: Rights of Non-Biological Grandparents

    Ray's on her birth certificate? Then he's the child's legal father.

    But you're not even describing a grandparent's rights case, where a grandparent seeks visitation against the wishes of one or both parents. You're describing a custody or guardianship case predicated upon the fact that the grandparents have been the child's primary caregivers for 11 of her 15 years of life.

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