Grandchild Safety & a Grandparent’s Custody & Visitation Rights: The Suspicion of Abuse or Neglect.

The issue of child safety has forced its way to the forefront of legislation in the United States in recent decades. Among such legislative matters was the need to address a grandparent's rights in regards to their grandchildren.

The courts realized that a child's best welfare may not be in the hands of his or her parents. There are just too many situations in which a child's best interest is suited by granting grandparental custody rights. In these cases the child's welfare that took precedence over parental rights.

Grandparental rights were not established overnight. It took many a court battle and favorable decision on behalf of grandparental custody to establish the precedence needed to enact such legislation. But thanks to those determined individuals who felt the need to insure their grandchildren's welfare, there is now legislation in all fifty states addressing grandparents' rights.

The Grandparent's Rights Manual is presented in a clear and concise manner. It Covers not only federal law but specific regulations for all fifty states. It will guide you step by step through the process of visitation or custody without the expense of a lawyer.

Child Safety Matters: Grandparental Custody Legal Forms Are Available for ALL 50 States Here.

With the number of divorces escalating at a frightening rate, more grandparents are facing issues over their grandchildren. If you are reading this article chances are you can count yourself among them. If you can answer yes to any of the following you must realize that you have every right to step in on behalf of your grandchildren.

Do you find it difficult to see your grandchildren on a steady basis?

Do you get one excuse after another when you attempt to see your grandchildren?

Have you been denied visitation altogether?

Do you suspect or even know that your grandchildren are being neglected and possibly abused?

Are they being "warehoused" in daycare centers?

Did you suddenly find out that your grandchildren have been "given" to the other Grandparents?

Do you feel your grandchildren would be much better off with you instead?

If the answer is yes, then it is up to you to make a difference, if not for your own piece of mind, then for the sake of your grandchildren.

Grandchild Safety: Child Custody & the Court System.

Dr. Barry Bricklin and Dr. Gail Elliot, are two of the most well known and respected Child Custody Experts in the nation. They are pioneers the areas of the judicial process that ultimately decides the fate of your Grandchildren.

In response to the overwhelming requests from Grandparents across the nation, they helped to assemble a Grandparents' Rights Legal Forms Kit. The Kit not only provides the Legal Forms necessary to file for Visitation but "takes you by the hand" and shows you how to fill out the forms, file the forms at your local court, represent yourself in court, serve the papers on the other party, and even how to testify in family court.

The Grandparents Visitation and Custody Legal Kit Includes:

Eight "fill-in-the-blanks" Legal Forms (there are forms for every possible filing situation). These forms are suitable for ALL 50 states.

An explanation of when to file specific forms;

Information on "Representing Yourself in Court";

How to serve the papers on the other people involved in the case;

"Tips on Finding People that Legally Need to be Served."

Testifying in Family Court

Grandchild Safety: You Can Order Your Legal Kit Here!

If you suspect even the slightest possibility that your grandchildren are being abused or neglected, it is up to you to protect them from further harm. If you think there is nothing you can do about it then think again. If you feel that "Things aren't really that bad" then you need to take a serious look at the statistics on child abuse and neglect in the United States.

WARNING: You may find these statistics disturbing, possibly even down right frightening. It makes it that much more important to realize that every single statistic represents an innocent child whose life will never be the same again.

You might also want to take into consideration that these statistics were complied in 2003. This was when our nation's economy was thriving and economic fear seemed a part of the distant past. In today's current economic climate stress levels and the realistic possibility of job loss have dramatically increased the day to day pressure of the vast majority of our population.

Child Abuse Statistics in the USA for 2003

A report on child abuse is made every 10 seconds.

There are nearly 3 million reports of child abuse made annually.

In 2003, there were 906,000 child abuse convictions.

The conviction rate of victimization is 12.3 children per 1,000 children.

The rate of child abuse is estimated to be 3 times greater than is reported.

Children ages 0-3 are the most likely to experience abuse.

Children under the age of three are victimized at a rate of 16.4 per 1,000.

1 in 50 U.S. infants are victims of nonfatal child abuse or neglect annually.

1,500 children die every year from child abuse and neglect.

That is just over 4 fatalities every day.

79% of the children killed are younger than 4.

Child abuse occurs at every socio-economic level, across ethnic and cultural lines, within all religious convictions and at all educational levels.

Statistics provided by the Administration for Children & Families of the US Department of Health & Human Services "Child Maltreatment Report 2003."

Child Safety Matters: Don't Let Your Grandchild Become the Next Statistic!

Child abuse is not something you grow out of. Abuse and neglect leaves scars that will follow a child for the rest of his or her life.

The Consequences of Child Abuse and Neglect in USA, 2005

80% of young adults who had been abused met the diagnostic criteria for at least 1 psychiatric disorder at the age of 21 (including depression, anxiety, eating disorders, & post-traumatic stress disorder).

Abused teens are 3 times less likely to practice safe sex, putting them at greater risk for STDs.

Abused children are 25% more likely to experience teen pregnancy.

Children who experience child abuse & neglect are 59% more likely to be arrested as a juvenile, 28% more likely to be arrested as an adult, and 30% more likely to commit violent crime.

14.4% of all men in prison in the United States were abused as children.

36.7% of all women in prison were abused as children.

Children who have been sexually abused are 2.5 times more likely develop alcohol abuse.

Children who have been sexually abused are 3.8 times more likely develop drug addictions.

Nearly 2/3's of the people in treatment for drug abuse reported being abused as children.

Over 1/3 of abused and neglected children will eventually victimize their own children.

Statistics provided by National Clearinghouse on Child Abuse & Neglect Information: "Long-term Consequences of Child Abuse & Neglect 2005." Incarcerations statistics provided by: US Department of Justice Reports.

Grandchild Safety: You Can Make a Difference!

In a perfect world all God's children would grow up to be happy and healthy. Every child would have enough to eat and a warm bed to sleep in. Unfortunately, we do not live in a perfect world. Child abuse and neglect are facts of life. Child abuse knows no boundaries. It permeates every socio-economic level, creeps across ethnic and cultural lines, and ignores religious convictions and educational levels.

If you suspect, even for a moment, that you grandchildren are the victims of neglect or abuse, then it is up to you to make a difference. If you don't act to protect you grandchildren from such atrocities, then who will?

Make the World a Better Place, One Child at a Tme.