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Grandparents and other people who are not parents normally become involved in court proceedings dealing with children, as parties in their own right, in only a few situations: | Grandparents and other people who are not parents normally become involved in court proceedings dealing with children, as parties in their own right, in only a few situations: | ||
#where one or both of the guardians of the children are dead | #where one or both of the guardians of the children are dead, | ||
#where one or both of the guardians have abandoned the children or the care of the children | #where one or both of the guardians have abandoned the children or the care of the children, | ||
#where there are serious concerns about the fitness of the guardians to care for the children | #where there are serious concerns about the fitness of the guardians to care for the children, or, | ||
#where they are being denied time or involvement with the children. | #where they are being denied time or involvement with the children. | ||
Their concerns are usually about: | Their concerns are usually about: | ||
#getting contact with the children | #getting contact with the children, | ||
#supervising the parenting of the children when they are with a guardian | #supervising the parenting of the children when they are with a guardian, or, | ||
#being appointed as a guardian of the children. | #being appointed as a guardian of the children. | ||
