FIL's third wife is calling me, threatening legal action if he can't see our kids

[Anonymous]

She is a mess and we've cut ties because they are both unstable with gambling issues and drug issues.
She has now taken to calling me because DH won't speak to her any longer. I picked up without looking at the #...she spent five minutes profanely threatening to "hire a lawyer" so she can see our children.
Do I have any recourse here? What can I do? Luckily they live 2 hours away and barely drive.

[Anonymous]

Block the phone number and never speak to either one of them again.

[Anonymous]

Block her number. Let her go attempt to hire a lawyer for this. Doubtful any lawyer will even take the case, and no judge will award "grandparents rights" to them. They'll run out of steam and turn their attention to something else.

Just block them and don't worry about it.

[Anonymous]

Recourse? Block her number.

[Anonymous]

If they want to waste time and money on a lawyer, so be it. As PP said, no one is going to force you to let them see your kids.

[Anonymous]

Let them file and waste their money on a lawyer. Document

[Anonymous]

You’re fine, OP. I also went through a period of crazy grandparent threats. There are no laws that guarantee access, visitation, phone calls, or any other contact between grandparents and grandchildren under normal circumstances.

*Sometimes,* if there have been serious fails on the parents’ part, and/or if the grandparents had a large part in raising the children, the grandparents’ interests might be considered. But for regular, semi-functional, ordinary families, the parents get to make any and all decisions about who gets to interact with their kids, and how that happens. Tell your dad and his wife to go kick rocks.

[Anonymous]

You chortle and get on with your day, OP. They cannot do a thing. Block and ignore.

[Anonymous]

Why would you spend five minutes letting some crazy woman go on with threats?

[Anonymous]

Of course not. Why did you listen to that? Hang up and block her.

[Anonymous]

Why would grandparents have a right to see children without the consent of their parents? Is it even legal? If it is then why is it?

[Anonymous]

Block the calls and ignore as others said. Let them file. She isn't a grandparent, he's not asking to see the kids so it will not hold up in court.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why would grandparents have a right to see children without the consent of their parents? Is it even legal? If it is then why is it?

It's not. Grandparents have no rights in this matter, unless they were granted guardianship which is not the case here.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You chortle and get on with your day, OP. They cannot do a thing. Block and ignore.

Yes you should definitely chortle. Also, let's normalize using the word chortle again. So much fun to say, to hear. Chortle.

[Anonymous]

Grandparents have no rights under the law.