Always in My Heart

We think of you, We miss you, Every single day.

You are the cool rain on a summer’s heat, The laughter that lifts me with every word you speak. You are the rhythm of my heart, The breath that sustains me, The sun, the wind, And autumn’s golden leaves.

You are my pride when I see you choose what’s right, The warmth I feel remembering those nights I tucked you in, safe and sound, Knowing love surrounded you all around.

You are my princess, cherished and adored, Your gentle touch, your eyes I treasure more. From the moment you were born, I knew — I would always be here, watching over you.

You bring me joy, memories beyond measure, A father’s love, a lifelong treasure. I watched you sleep, dreaming unknown dreams, Your innocence made my heart beam.

I saw you run, jump, and call my name — Papi! No love I’ve known has ever felt the same. No sorrow, no pain, no tragedy deep Could ever erase the bond we keep.

So, my little princess, before you close your eyes, Remember: I am your daddy, Forever by your side.

Happy Birthday Daughter 2011

Words of Wisdom to My Daughter about Boys

READ MORE

Simple Gestures That Say, “I Love My Daughter.”

Family Law...Stop Abusing Children and Families for Profit

Lawmakers Grapple With Changing The Culture At DCF

LK at Legally Kidnapped

Lawmakers Grapple With Changing The Culture At DCF Both chambers of the Legislature took up child-welfare reform Tuesday, hearing from a wide range of experts with research about staff turnover and caseloads.

Related articles

• Forever and Always In My Heart ~
• The rights that children have to free and equal association with both fit parents that should not be invaded by the State or infringed upon by another parent
• Researching Reform For Jordans: Language And The Law - Simple Doesn't Mean Stupid
• Psalm 41
• COURT ENABLED PARENTAL ALIENATION IS CHILD ABUSE ~~ NO CONTACT SINCE JANUARY 24th, 2015 ~~ #StandupforZoraya
• Lawyers. Court. Processes. Frustration. Please help.
• TLB Radio: 4 Family Justice - Parent Alienation
• Family Court Ruling Continues to Traumatize Children
• When Parents Turn Poisonous
• Jail time for parental alienation not in best interests of children

Mom, Family, and Memories

This is her Grand Daughter Zoraya

We are born for a higher destiny than that of earth, there is a realm where the rainbow never fades, where the stars will be spread before us like islands that slumber on the oceans, and where the beings that pass before us like shadows will stay in our presence forever.

In remembrance of my mom.

October 24, 1936 ~ October 3, 2016

Can't I See My Grandmother and Grandfather?

Do Grandparents Have the Rights They Should?

The experts report on the state of grandparent rights in the U.S. today

See state-by-state guide to grandparents' rights.

Coming Soon: As a service to our readers, Grandparents.com is establishing the American Grandparents Association^TM with the goal of becoming a key resource for grandparents who are physically removed from their grandchildren and would like to find a way to visit them.

Richard Kent, a family lawyer at Fairfield, Conn.-based Meyers Breiner & Kent, frequently goes to courtroom battle for grandparents seeking visitation with, or custody of, grandchildren.

"The state of grandparents' rights is terrible," says Kent. Under the current laws, if a couple's adult daughter dies, he says, those grandparents could be denied visitation with their grandchild by the child's father.

Even if they had what most people would consider a classic grandparent-grandchild relationship and, let's say, saw their grandchild every Sunday afternoon. But in the eyes of Connecticut law, says Kent, unless grandparents have functioned as de facto parents — meaning they lived with their grandchildren or took care of them while the parents were at work — they are treated no differently than strangers.

"I think it's absurd that a boy's father can legally keep his grandparents out of his life," says Kent, who wrote Solomon's Choice: A Guide to Custody for Ex-Husbands, Spurned Partners, & Forgotten Grandparents (Taylor Trade Publishing).

Families crumble for any number of reasons: divorce, the death of a parent, drug and alcohol abuse, incarceration. Grandparents in the U.S. do have rights and can seek visitation with grandchildren, but those rights vary from state to state. Understanding your basic rights can help ensure that your relationship with the grandchildren doesn't end should that with their parents. Of course, every case involves a unique set of facts and grandparents who find themselves suddenly cut off from grandchildren should consult a lawyer to discuss the course of action their specific situations require.

When Grandparents' Rights Changed

In June 2000, the U.S. Supreme Court issued a 6-3 decision on grandparents' visitation rights in the Troxel v. Granville case. This canceled out a Washington State law that permitted judges to grant visitation to any interested party so long as the visits were in the best interest of the child — even if the parents objected.

The Troxel v. Granville decision was ambiguous because while the majority of the justices agreed that Troxel should be decided a certain way, each had a different reason for doing so which resulted in six written opinions.

Grandparents4Justice Worldwide    parentalrights.org's photo —  Divorce & Corruption a Persistent Pursuit for Justice: Corrupt Lawyers and the Absurd Legal Decisions in the Fraternal Order of Matrimonial Law  Alienated Grandparents Anonymous, Inc. National Headquarters-FL.