Grandparent Visitation in Utah

The Utah legislature has granted grandparents the statutory right to visit with their grandchildren in cases where their grandchildren live with the ex-spouse of their child or with someone else as a result of their child's death. See Utah Code Ann. Section 30-5-2.

In order for the grandparents to obtain such visitation rights, they must petition the court in the district where the children reside for such rights and prove that it would be in the best interest of the grandchildren to permit visitation. The court will then establish an appropriate visitation schedule. If the custodial parent fails to comply with the schedule, he or she can be held in contempt or may be subject to other sanctions.