LRC to back grandparents on guardianship

THE Law Reform Commission is expected to recommend that grandparents be allowed to apply for guardianship of their grandchildren later this year.

Under current laws grandparents have very limited rights to access and custody of their grandchildren, and must “apply for leave to apply” for access.

Ms Justice Catherine McGuinness, president of the Law Reform Commission, said there simply was no way of telling how many grandparents are in a legal limbo regarding rights over their grandchildren.