Grandparent Visitation
Iowa law allows a court to
grant visitation rights to grandparents under limited circumstances, including
the following:
- The parent of the child, who is the child of the
grandparent or grandchild of a great-grandparent, has died.
- The child has been placed in a foster home.
- The parent who is not the child of the grandparent has
custody of the child and the child's stepparent has been issued a final
adoption decree.
- The grandparent seeks visitation of a grandchild born
out of wedlock that is in the custody of the parent who is not the child
of the grandparent.
For an
informative discussion of the visitation rights of grandparents and the rights
of parents, see these Iowa Supreme Court opinions:
