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9 T.M. Cooley J. Prac. & Clinical L. 287 (2006-2007)
Sorry Grandma and Grandpa, but We Don't Have Time for You Anymore - The Michigan Supreme Court's Decision in Derose v. Derose

handle is hein.journals/tmcjpcl9 and id is 293 raw text is: SORRY GRANDMA AND GRANDPA, BUT WE DON'T HAVE TIME FOR YOU ANYMORE! THE MICHIGAN SUPREME COURT'S DECISION IN DEROSE V. DEROSE' Jamil Khuja I. INTRODUCTION Parents usually take part in the raising of their children more than anyone else. They sacrifice and work hard so that, hopefully, their children won't have to. They teach their children the lessons they have learned in their own lives. One day, their children have children of their own, and the cycle continues. A new parent often turns to his own parents, the grandparents of his children, for help and guidance in childrearing. After all, this is something the new parent has never done before, but his parents have-they raised him. Raising a child is one of the many life experiences that parents teach their children. It comes as no surprise that the grandparents will be very much involved in the raising of their grandchildren-their commitment to their grandchildren is part of their commitment to their own children. The grandparents generally become emotionally attached to their grandchildren, who, in turn, become emotionally attached to them. This emotional attachment will, undoubtedly, continue if the grand- parents' child is to pass away. But what should happen if a parent wants to break this emotional attachment between the children and their grandparents? Under common law, grandparents did not possess a third-party right to visitation, and, thus, their petitions for visitation with their grandchildren were dismissed for lack of standing.2 Through the 1950s, the American family consisted of primarily the father, mother, and children.' However, the traditional family structure has 'DeRose v. DeRose, 666 N.W.2d 636 (Mich. 2003). 2 Lindsey Robbins, Legislators and Grandparents, May I Have Your Attention: There Is No Time For Grandparenting Time! The Michigan Court of Appeals Decision in DeRose v. DeRose, 19 T.M. CooLEY L. REv. 387 (2002). 3 Melodie Pillitire, Grandparent Visitation Rights: The Pitfalls and the Promise, 2 Loy. J. PUB. INT. L. 177 (2001).

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