When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in favor of Tommie Granville in Troxel v. Granville, the so-called “grandparents’ visitation case,” pundits and editorialists around the country immediately jumped in to hail the June 2000 decision as a victory for parents everywhere. However, the unspoken implication was that the case was a defeat for grandparents, many of whom nervously contemplated what would become of their ability to win court-ordered custody or visitation with their grandchildren.
Two years after Troxel, however, grandparents are still much in the mix in the litigation of child custody and visitation. Texas courts, like those around the country, have looked at Troxel and understood that it is not a slam-dunk for parents. Case-by-case determinations are still the norm, with parents and grandparents as beneficiaries.
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