|
State |
Statutory Citation |
Step-parents |
Gparents upon death of their child |
Gparents upon parents divorce |
Gparents: parents never married |
Siblings |
Any interested party |
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Alabama |
Ala. Code § 30-3-4 |
|
X |
X |
X |
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Alaska |
Alaska Stat. §§ 25.20.060 , 25.20.065 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Arizona |
Ariz. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 25-409 |
X (person standing in loco parentis) |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
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Arkansas |
Ark. Stat. Ann. §§
9-13-102 & 9-13-103 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
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California |
Cal. Fam. Code §§ 3102-3104 |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
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Colorado |
Colo. Rev. Stat. §§ 19-1-117 & 19-1-117.5 |
|
X |
X |
X |
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Connecticut |
Conn. Gen. Stat. §§ 46b-56(a), 46b-57, 46b-59, 46b-129 |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Delaware |
Del. Code Ann. tit. 10 § 1031(7) |
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|
X |
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|
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District of Columbia |
No third party visitation in code |
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Florida |
Fla. Stat. § 752.01 |
|
X |
X |
X |
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|
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Georgia |
Ga. Code § 19-7-3 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Hawaii |
Hawaii Rev. Stat.
§§ 571-46(7) &
571-46.3 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
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Idaho |
Idaho Code § 32-719 |
|
|
X |
X |
|
|
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Illinois |
Ill. Rev. Stat. ch. 750 § 5/607 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
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Indiana |
Ind. Code §§ 31-17-5-1 thru 31-17-5-2 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Iowa |
Iowa Code § 598.35 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Kansas |
Kan. Stat. Ann. §§ 60-1616, 38-129 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Kentucky |
Ky. Rev. Stat. § 405.021 |
|
X |
X |
X |
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|
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Louisiana |
La. Rev. Stat. Civ. Code Ancillaries § 9:344, Children's Code § 1264 |
Under extra-ordinary circum-stances |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
|
Maine |
Me. Rev. Stat. Ann. Title 19-A §§ 1653(2)(B) & 1801 through 1805 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
Maryland |
Md. Fam. Law Code § 9-102 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Mass. |
Mass. Gen. Laws Ann. §119-39D |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Michigan |
Mich. Comp. Laws §§ 722.27(b), 722.27b, 722.26c |
|
X |
X |
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|
|
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Minnesota |
Minn. Stat. §§ 257.022, 257c.08, & 518.1752 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
Mississippi |
Miss. Code Ann. §§ 93-16-1 & 93-16-7 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
Missouri |
Mo. Rev. Stat. § 452.402 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
|
Montana |
Mont. Code Ann. § 40-9-102 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Nebraska |
Neb. Rev. Stat. §§ 43-1801 thru 43-1803 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Nevada |
Nev. Rev. Stat. §§ 125A.330 & 125A.340 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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|
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New
Hampshire |
N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. §§ 458:17(VI) & 458:17d |
|
X |
X |
X |
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|
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New Jersey |
N.J. Rev. Stat. § 9:2-7.1 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
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New Mexico |
N.M. Stat. Ann. §§ 40-9-1 thru 40-9-4 |
|
X |
X |
|
|
X |
|
New York |
N.Y. Dom. Rel. Law §§ 71 thru 72 & 240(1) |
|
X |
X |
X |
X |
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North Carolina |
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 50-13.2 |
|
|
X |
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North Dakota |
N.D. Cent. Code § 14-09-05.1 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Ohio |
Ohio Rev. Code Ann.§ 3109.051 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
Extends only to relative of minor |
|
Oklahoma |
Okla. Stat. tit. 10 § 5 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Oregon |
Or. Rev. Stat. §§ 109.119 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
Penn. |
Pa. Cons. Stat. tit. 23 §§ 5311- 5314 |
|
X |
X |
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|
|
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Rhode Island |
R.I. Gen. Laws §§ 15-5-24.1 thru 15-5-24.4 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
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South
Carolina |
S.C. Code Ann. § 20-7-420(33) |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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South Dakota |
S.D. Codified Laws Ann. §§ 25-4-52 to 54, 25-5-29 to 34 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Tennessee |
Tenn. Code Ann. §§ 36-6-302 thru 36-6-303 - provided in cases with abuse or where child is moved out of the home |
X |
|
X |
|
|
|
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Texas |
Tex. Fam. Code Ann. §§ 153.432 thru 153.434 |
|
X |
X |
X |
|
|
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Utah |
Utah Code Ann. §§ 30-3-5-5(a) & 30-5-2 |
|
X |
X |
|
X |
X |
|
Vermont |
Vt. Stat. Ann. tit. 15 §§ 1011 through 1016 |
X |
X |
|
|
|
|
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Virginia |
Va. Code §§ 20-124.1 through 20-124.2 - |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
X |
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Washington |
Wash. Rev. Code Ann. § 26.09.240 |
X |
|
X |
|
|
X |
|
West Virginia |
W. Va. Code Chapter 48, article 10 |
|
Not explicitly said |
X |
X |
|
|
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Wisconsin |
Wis. Stat. Ann. § 767.245 - does not mention death, divorce implied |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
|
Wyoming |
Wyo. Stat. § 20-7-101 |
X |
X |
X |
X |
|
X |
