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Judge denies grandmothers bid for court-ordered visitation, citing laws high threshold
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A Dixon County chancery judge denied a petition by maternal grandmother Laurie Neblett seeking grandparent visitation, finding the petitioners failed to prove that the loss of contact was likely to cause the child substantial harm as required by Tennessee law.
A Dixon County chancery judge denied a petition Friday by maternal grandmother Laurie Neblett seeking court-ordered visitation with her granddaughter, saying the record lacked proof the child would likely suffer the “substantial harm” that the statute requires before the court may interfere with parental rights.
Neblett testified that she had a close relationship with the child, Oakland, during the childs early years and that contact had been curtailed in recent years. "I should have visitation because I want Oakland to know me," Neblett testified, describing attempts to maintain contact and saying she had received reports that concerned her about the childs…
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