§ 606. Notice; standing to intervene
(a) Once a grandparent has been granted visitation rights, the grandparent shall be given proper notice of any petition or order providing for a change in custody or visitation rights, and the grandparent shall have standing to intervene and be heard in any hearing affecting the grandparent’s visitation rights. (b) Any order granting, modifying or […]
§ 607. Inapplicability
The visitation rights granted to grandparents under this chapter do not apply in cases where the grandparent’s access to the minor child has been restricted for any reason prior to or contemporaneous with the divorce, death, relinquishment or termination of parental rights, or other cause of the absence of a nuclear family.
§ 608. Termination or modification of visitation rights
Upon petition by either parent and a finding that a significant change of circumstances has occurred where visitation is no longer in the best interest of the child, the court may modify or terminate grandparent visitation rights. Any order denying or terminating grandparent visitation shall be in writing and shall state its reasons for denial […]
§ 602. Declaration of public policy
It is the express policy of this Territory to encourage continuing contact between a minor child and parents and grandparents who have shown the ability to act in the best interest of the child and to further encourage parents and grandparents to share in the rights and responsibilities of raising their children after the parents […]
§ 604. Action by grandparent for right of visitation
(a) A grandparent of a minor child may petition the court for reasonable rights of visitation of a minor child when one or more of the following circumstances exists: (1) The parents of the minor child are currently living separately and apart on a permanent or indefinite basis. (2) One of the parents has been […]
§ 605. Factors to be considered by the court in granting visitation rights
The court may grant a grandparent reasonable rights of visitation or access to a minor child upon finding that the rights of visitation or access are in the best interest of the child and would not significantly interfere with any parent-child relationship or with the parent’s rightful authority over the child. In applying this standard, […]
§ 449b. Transitional provision
This subchapter applies to proceedings begun on or after the effective date of this subchapter to establish a support order or determine parentage of a child or to register, recognize, enforce, or modify a prior support order, determination, or agreement, whenever issued or entered.
§ 449c. Severability
If any provision of this subchapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of this subchapter which can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of this subchapter are severable.
§ 449d. Controlling subchapter
If a provision of this subchapter is inconsistent with a provision of subchapter I of this chapter, this subchapter controls.
§ 446k. Personal information; limitation on use
Personal information gathered or transmitted under this article may be used only for the purposes for which it was gathered or transmitted.