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    We've had custody of my step-children for two years.

    When the children go to visit their mother, she's doing everything in her power to deny access and visitation to my DH family - more specifically his grandparents.

    Unfortunately it's easier for the children to visit their great grandparents during a visit with their biological mother because she lives very close to the great parents, whereas we live 1500km away. We've offered to pay any additional expenses, but she refuses to cooperate.

    We have joint custody and joint guardianship.
    Is there anything we can do??

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    When the children go to visit their mother, she's doing everything in her power to deny access and visitation to my DH family - more specifically his grandparents.

    She's "denying access and visitation"?
    Was there some stipulation in the visitation arrangement/agreement that she must make it easier for your husband where his family members are concerned????

    The childrens visitation time with their mother is just that....time with her. I don't believe she is obligated to make sure the children see your husbands family members just because it's more convenient to do so when they are with her. It may be nice if she took them but, she's not obligated to do so and shouldn't be made out to be the "uncooperative bad guy" if she doesn't.

    They are your HUSBANDS family members and if he's so concerned about it, your husband should be the one to make sure they get to see the children.....when the kids are with him.

    Maybe that sounds harsh and you may not like it but, if you want your husbands grandparents to see the kids, take them yourself....don't put the fact that they don't get to see them as being the ex-wife/ex-husbands fault.

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    • #3
      From my own personal experience,

      Some background on my circumstance is that I have a joint custody regime of "our" child and as such I have come to learn over the years that it paramount to be and remain flexible to a child's schedule. Unforeseen circumstances occur all the time and as such, I have switched or forgone our child's access to accommodate our child's maternal extended family members and our child's mother has done the same for paternal extended family members.

      There are benefits to flexibility. At the end of the day, or when the child grows up, the child can reflect upon that their parent's did indeed work together to accommodate their best interest.

      lv

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      • #4
        Best Interest of the Children

        Your probably right.

        Therefore we have no legal obligation to accomodate visitation to the maternal family - but that is the difference in ethical principal between us and her... because it is in the best interest of the children to see all their family members, no matter how we personally feel about them. This is malicious intent by the Mother to deny access without reasonable cause.

        That's being said... Does Section 24 (1) (c) & Section 35 (5) of the Family Relations Act only apply for the non-custodial parent?

        (c) the love, affection and similar ties that exist between the child and other persons, including grandparents

        (5) An order for access may include access to the extended family members of the child, including grandparents

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