IN RE VISITATION OF M.L.B.

No. 41S01-1209-MI-00556.

983 N.E.2d 583 (2013)

In re VISITATION OF M.L.B. K.J.R., Appellant (Respondent below), v. M.A.B., Appellee (Petitioner below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 7, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

R. Lee Money , Greenwood, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Russell T. Clarke, Jr. , Linda Meier, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


RUSH, Justice.

A child's relationship with his grandparents is important, and can deserve protection under the Grandparent Visitation Act. But grandparent-visitation orders necessarily impinge, to some degree, on a parent's constitutionally protected rights. An order granting grandparent visitation must therefore include findings that address four well-settled factors for balancing parents' rights and the child's best interests, and must limit the visitation award...

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