Legal Opinion
Snyder v. Spaulding
Montana Supreme Court
Decided July 13, 2010No. DA 10-0027PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtJustice Nelson
¶1 This is an appeal from the decision of the Thirteenth Judicial District Court, Yellowstone County, reaffirming previously ordered contact between two minor children and their paternal grandmother over the objection of the children’s mother. We reverse and remand for further proceedings.
BACKGROUND
¶2 Sharon K. Snyder is the paternal grandmother of W.B.S. and D.C.S. Tanya N. Spaulding is the children’s mother. Their father (Sharon’s son) is deceased. Sharon commenced the instant action in September 2007 by filing a petition for grandparent visitation pursuant to § 40-9-102, MCA…
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- Matter of Guardianship of DoneyMontana Supreme Court · 1977
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