Q: Can I prevent my son from meeting his felon grandfather?
My child's biological grandfather, who is a convicted felon due to a murder charge, is getting out of prison this year. My child's father wants our son to meet his grandfather, but I strongly oppose this. There are no legal custody arrangements currently in place, but my child's father is actively involved in our son's life. Can I legally prevent my son from seeing his biological grandfather?
A: Theoretically, you can file an original suit affecting the parent-child relationship to establish a legal custody order and ask the court to enjoin the father from allowing the child to see the grandfather. This may or may not be granted depending upon the facts and circumstances of your particular case. You will need to demonstrate with evidence that your child seeing the grandfather is not in the child's best interests.
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Without any custody Orders in place, you wouldn't be able to stop the Father from taking the child to meet his Grandpa.
If you file a petition in Suit Affecting the Parent Child Relationship, you can ask a Court to enjoin the child from seeing the Grandfather, but you will have to show how that contact would not be in the child's best interest.
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