Disabled mom kept from kids

[Pen]

This story is heartbreaking and thought-provoking, another take on the "cut off." This time a father is keeping children from their mother. I find it interesting that the article didn't mention anything about how the grandparents felt about seeing the grandchildren.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-blinking-mom-20110322,0,6780053.story

[holliberri]

That reminds me of the Terri Schiavo case that took place in Florida (she was originally from Philly, and a lot of people had known her, so it was a big story here).

If I had to guess, since you only get visitation rights with a grandchild if you have an established relationship with the child, and your own child (their parent) has passed away (and in most states you can prove it is a.) to the benefit of the child AND b.) the living parent is unfit)...the article couldn't on the GPs.

I'm guessing the GPs don't want to make it appear as if they themselves are trying to get visitation (which I don't think they're trying to do either, but lawyers know how to take a slip and run with it). Naturally though, they too must be enjoying the time they spent with their GPs, especially if it put a smile on the mother's face (and I believe that it did).

Does anyone remember the story of the man in the persistent vegetative state (in the U.K., I believe), that woke up one morning able to talk just fine? I guess you just never know.

So sad.

[holliberri]

Also, GPs living in a separate state can't normally get visitation rights, and the parent is not barred from moving to a different state, thus nullifying any visitation that was set in place.

These poor people have been through enough, but I wonder if their case would be handled differently if  they too lived in California, by the dad.