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Article: New law enables grandparents to file for visitation rights
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- Chicago Sun-Times
- Article date:
- August 13, 2004
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Grandparents in Illinois have an explicit legal right to file for
visitation rights to their grandchildren under a new law signed
Thursday.
Sen. John Cullerton (D-Chicago), a co-sponsor of the bill, said
Illinois was the only state without a grandparent visitation law.
"This law puts the best interest of children first and helps clear
a path for grandparents to see their grandchildren," said Gov.
Blagojevich in signing the measure.
According to Blagojevich's office, grandparents can now ask judges
for visitation if the parent has made "an unreasonable denial of
visitation" and one of the following conditions exist:
* A parent is incompetent, deceased or has been sentenced to jail
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