Reasonable visitation rights to grandparents.
The Circuit Court may grant reasonable visitation rights
to either the paternal or maternal grandparents of a child and issue any
necessary orders to enforce the decree if it determines that it is in the
best interest of the child to do so. Once a grandparent has been granted
visitation rights under this subsection, those rights shall not be adversely
affected by the termination of parental rights belonging to the grandparent's
son or daughter, who is the father or mother of the child visited by the
grandparent, unless the Circuit Court determines that it is in the best
interest of the child to do so.
The action shall be brought in Circuit Court in the county in which the child resides.
The Circuit Court may grant noncustodial parental visitation rights to the grandparent of a child if the parent of the child who is the son or daughter of the grandparent is deceased and the grandparent has assumed the financial obligation of child support owed by the deceased parent, unless the court determines that the visitation is not in the best interest of the child. If visitation is not granted, the grandparent shall not be responsible for child support.
Title XXXV, §405.021
