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Visiting the kids' kids: A blow for parents' rights.(The Providence Journal)

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| June 08, 2000 | Harrop, Froma | COPYRIGHT 1999 Knight-Ridder/Tribune News Service. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)Copyright

Suppose mom was never married to Dad. He instead lived with his parents, that is, your grandparents. Then Dad committed suicide. Then Grandma and Grandpa dragged Mom through the courts for seven years, demanding a bigger piece of your time. What do you do?

You do as your Mom tells you. That's what the U.S. Supreme Court says in a ruling that puts new oomph into the legal definition of parental rights.

The decision, based on a Washington State case, may change the dynamics in the debate over the future of Elian Gonzalez. Elian's father wants to take the boy back home to Cuba. His great uncle Lazaro and distant cousin Marisleysis are trying to keep Elian in the United States against the father's wishes.

"So long as…

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