Grandparent's legal rights?

[jungledrumjenny]

namechanged regular here.

Back in November FIL shouted at and roughly handled our 6yo DD. We cut off contact. Today we received a letter from FIL and MIL stating that if we don't let them see DD they'll "go down the legal route to secure regular access to her". They are loaded so can afford lawyers. We are not.

Do they have rights? What can they do? The injury to DD was minor, although she was really shaken. We didn't involve the police or anything like that.

Please help. I'm beyond furious but also very worried.

if you are in the uk then i am pretty sure that the grandparents have as much legal right to see your kids as kev down the road does. ie. none.

Grandparents have no legal rights over grandchildren. There was talk about changing the law in cases where a couple had divorced so one set of grandparents lost contact, but not covering a case like yours.

Google Grandparents Rights and you should be reassured.

I alo believe they have no rights in the UK and have just checked this online - they don't. There are proposals that they may be given rights if the parents separate - here - but that wouldn't apply to you based on your OP.

No legal rights, just asked DH (who is in the legal profession) so you can send them a nice letter back telling them to jog on!