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Split Decisions: Should Grandparents Keep Custody When a Parent Gets Back on Their Feet?
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When a child is thriving with grandparents during a family crisis, does stability outweigh a biological parent’s right to custody?
In this episode of Split Decisions, veteran family law attorneys Tim Miranda and Carlos Tavares go head-to-head in a mock family court battle over a deeply emotional question. An eight-year-old child has spent the past year living with his grandparents while his mother entered rehab and his father struggled with unemployment and housing instability. Now that the father claims he’s back on his feet, should custody automatically return to him—or should the court prioritize the stability the grandparents have provided?
Carlos argues on behalf of the grandparents, emphasizing continuity, emotional security, and the child’s best interests. Tim represents the father, asserting constitutional parental rights and warning against grandparents overstepping their role.
Every trial has two sides. You be the judge. Who made the stronger case?
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