Grandparents' Visitation After Divorce and Death: Litigation Strategies and Proactive Steps to Protect Rights
Recording of a 90-minute CLE webinar with Q&A
This CLE course will guide family law attorneys through the fiercely disputed subject of the rights of grandparents to maintain a relationship with their grandchildren after the death or divorce of a parent, as well as adoption of the grandchild. The panel will explore litigation strategies and proactive steps for the protection of child and grandparent rights.
Outline
- Legal bases of grandparents rights
- Constitutional issues (Troxel v. Granville)
- State statutes
- Types of rights granted
- Interaction with Troxel
- Significant case law
- Proactive steps
- Legal drafting
- Prenuptial
- Divorce
- Estate
- Relationship maintenance
- Litigating the issue
- Evidence issues
- Influencing judicial discretion
Benefits
The panel will review these and other high priority matters:
- Constitutional issues relating to grandparents' rights
- Interpretation of state statutes in light of constitutional issues
- Steps to preserve and protect grandparents' rights
Faculty

David A. Canale
Partner
Meriwether & Tharp
Mr. Canale currently practices in all areas of domestic relations and family law.
| Read MoreMr. Canale currently practices in all areas of domestic relations and family law.
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Michael K. Goldberg
Managing Partner
Goldberg Law Group
Mr. Goldberg received his Juris Doctorate in 1992 from the University of Illinois College of Law. He received his... | Read More
Mr. Goldberg received his Juris Doctorate in 1992 from the University of Illinois College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Arts Degree in Economics from the University of Illinois-Urbana, where he also played hockey for the Fighting Illini. In 1992, Mr. Goldberg joined the Cook County State's Attorney’s Office where he prosecuted criminal matters for five years. As an Assistant State's Attorney, he tried twelve jury trials and numerous bench trials.
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