Grandmother apply to court for contact...

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A few weeks ago my solicitor sent my mother a warning letter about harrasment. We've had to put up with nearly a years worth of harrasment, direct and indirecting from her. I went no contact with her, and my family which meant she didn't get to see my DS anymore. I've since been informed by a friend of hers that she's told them she's going to apply to court for contact to see my DS. Is this even possible? Is so what will happen? Do courts give grandparents contact as easy as they do parents?

Not nearly enough information to make any comment.

I wouldn’t think so- given a grandparent doesn’t have rights to a child. I’m also assuming you’ve good reason to go NC with her- and any contact needs to be deemed to be in the best interests of the child, so I’m sure that doesn’t sound likely to be the case with your Mum.

From what I understand it no - the grandparents contact laws are when one parents family are prevented from seeing the child out of spite after a divorce and when there has been significant contact/ caring responsibilities beforehand. I don't think they override a parent making a legitimate decision in the interest of their child

Unless you +/dc lived with your dm and she had a substantial unsupervised relationship with your dc she will be laughed at.
Ignore ignore ignore.

Thank you.
I didn’t think grandparents rights was a thing, or the courts would allow her to gain a contact order. I emailed solicitors but it’s been on my mind all evening.

Courts do grant grandparents contact. It depends on what the relationship was prior to the contact stopping and obviously there should be no risk to the child. Did she see the child regularly?

I have family members who see a grandparent because the grandparent sought a court order for access. All contact is supervised by the mother of the children

If a judge deemed it a great loss to a dc that a significant relationship was being taken away by a dp then she may have a case.
It's about what best for the dc remember not the adults.
Sounds like your dm is a fruit loop not Supergran.

Previous to NC she saw DS possibly once a month... sometimes twice a month for 2 years. Been a year of NC. Would the courts look into her history? Ie I grew up in foster care due to abuse/neglect. I truly don’t know if she has or would apply to courts but after the crap we’ve put up with this last year anything seems possible from her.

The added info you just gave would go against her imo.
Not that I thought she had a chance anyway!!

If there’s a history of abuse then get all the evidence you can.