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Grandparent asking to see baby

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Colee321 · 02/03/2024 09:30

Hi my partners dad has asked to see our daughter and now I'm worried they might seek legal action-

My partner and I both agreed he would have no contact due to being accused of child sexual abuse years ago he was never convicted the child wouldn't speak to the police,he watching a woman with binunchlors,he has inappropriately touched my bra a few years ago, felt up a family friend,took photos of women in a shopping centre,had underage girls on his Facebook he is also a functional alcoholic his disabled adult son has had to put door alarms on his bedroom because he can be verbally abusive. My partners mum keeps saying to my partner to bring out daughter in despite us expressing our boundaries saying things like your cousin brings the baby in and your dad didn't bother she is causing a lot of arguments within the family and says she doesn't get to see our daughter despite us making multiple attempts for her to have contact and she just huffs because it's not at the house his whole family enable him and think that our daughter should go to visit

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muggart · 02/03/2024 09:33

There's no legal action they could take. GP don't have a legal right to see their grandchildren.

You're doing the right thing. Stay strong mama.

Velvetbee · 02/03/2024 09:36

Grandparents cannot seek to access grandchildren legally unless there is an already established close bond. Let them try, they’ll just waste their money. Good on you for holding the boundary.

prh47bridge · 02/03/2024 11:10

The posts above are wrong. Grandparents cannot directly apply for contact. They must first get the court's permission to apply. As we are talking about a baby, an established close bond is less relevant. If they apply, you will need to convince the court that there are genuine safeguarding concerns.

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