Abascal v. Kocon

STATON, Judge.

Freda Abascal appeals the dismissal of her petition for grandparent’s visitation, raising two issues which we consolidate as one:

Did the trial court properly dismiss her petition for grandparent’s visitation without addressing the merits of the petition?

We reverse.

Freda Abascal (hereinafter “Grandmother”) is the natural paternal grandmother of Eric Groleau (“Eric”). Sherry Kocon (“Mother”) is Eric’s natural mother, who remarried after her divorce from Eric’s natural father, Robert Groleau (“Father”).

On April 18, 1990, Grandmother petitioned for visitation with Eric, which…