Pugh v. Bowles

By Judge John F. Daffron, Jr.

This matter is before the Court for a determination of whether petitioners, Mr. and Mrs. Pugh, have legal standing to petition for visitation with their grandson, Phillip Martin Bowles. The pertinent facts are as follows. Petitioners are the paternal grandparents of Phillip Martin Bowles (“Phillip”). Phillip is the natural child of Robert K. Pugh, petitioners’ son, and Raquel Magnelli Bowles. Robert K. Pugh and Raquel Magnelli Bowles were divorced by Court Order dated September 9, 1987. Subsequently, Raquel Magnelli Bowles married James William Bowles on July 9,…