Florence Y. v. Madchen M.

OPINION OF THE COURT

W. Dennis Duggan, J.

The issue in this case is whether a grandmother, who sur*517rendered her rights to her son, has standing to file for visitation of her surrendered son’s children. The court holds no.

The petitioner surrendered her parental rights to her son when the boy was nine. At age 12, the son was adopted. That son now has two children, ages 10 and 5, with whom the grandmother wants to visit. The grandmother alleges that she has spent every other weekend with these children for the past five years. The biological mother has had full custody of the children since at…