In Re Dufton

The grandmother, Kathaleen A. Dufton (grandmother), appeals the order recommended by a Marital Master (Forrest, M.) and approved by the Superior Court (Arnold, J.), dismissing her petition for grandparent visitation. See RSA 461-A:13 (Supp. 2008). We reverse and remand.

The grandmother alleges or the record supports the following facts. The grandmother is the biological mother of "Vicki Shepard, who is the now deceased wife of the respondent, Terry L. Shepard, Jr. (father), and the mother of the minor grandchildren. The grandmother was sixteen years old when she gave birth and relinquished her…