Massman v. Massman

LAWRENCE E. MOONEY, JUDGE

The mother, Nicole’ Massman, appeals the judgment entered by the Circuit Court of Osage County granting visitation with her minor child to the paternal grandparents, Dale and Maranda Mass-man. The grandparent-visitation statute requires, inter alia, that a grandparent be unreasonably denied visitation for a period exceeding 90 days in order to obtain court-ordered visitation. The grandparents neither pled nor proved such a denial of visitation. In failing to consider this statutory requirement, the trial court erroneously applied the law. Therefore, we reverse.

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