The Administrative Office of the Courts made the following release today: Nashville, Tenn. – A Tennessee Supreme Court ruling today clarifies
that parents and grandparents must satisfy the same legal standards in
disputes over modifications to existing court-ordered grandparent
visitation. In the Court’s unanimous Opinion, a parent or grandparent asking a
court to modify or terminate court-ordered grandparent visitation must
prove that a material change in circumstances has occurred and that a
modification or termination of grandparent visitation is in the child’s
best interests. |