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Do Grandparents Have Automatic Rights To Their Grandchildren?

Posted by Gillian Lowndes on Oct 3, 2013

What happens when conflicts occur in families and grandparents are left out in the cold and denied contact with their grandchildren? In the case of divorce, death or other relationship breakdowns, do grandparents have an automatic right to a relationship with their grandchildren, or is this the parents’ decision to make? In short the answer is no – grandparents don’t have automatic rights to their children . However in terms of sections 23 and 24 of The Children’s Act 38 of 2005, they may approach a court having jurisdiction and request contact with their grandchild – or to have...