General Information

About This Guide

We often get questions from grandparents asking about their legal rights to see and visit their grandchildren.

This guide aims to help grandparents and other nonparent caregivers understand state laws when it comes to the visitation, access, and care of children in Texas.

General Information

Grandparents' Page
General information on grandparents' rights from the Texas Attorney General's office.
What are my Legal Rights as a Grandparent in Texas?
Texas Legal, a nonprofit organization, discusses grandparents' rights when it comes to their grandchildren.
Texas Kincare Primer
This publication from the Texas Kincare Task Force helps nonparent relative caregivers support themselves and their families.

E-Books Available from the State Law Library

This e-book contains information on grandparents and their rights. E-books can be viewed by those who have signed up for a free library account with the State Law Library. Only Texas residents are eligible to sign up. Signing up is free.

Texas family law practice and procedure
This multivolume set provides comprehensive family law coverage including procedural explanations, drafting guides and forms, and citations to statutes/case law.

Volume 1, Objective B, Task B2 discusses the rights of grandparents in child custody cases.
Texas family law practice manual
Chapter 44 covers grandparents and other nonparents while Chapter 46 covers authorization for care of a child.

Books at the State Law Library

These print books at the State Law Library contain information on grandparents' rights. If you are not able to visit the State Law Library in Austin, these books might be available at a law library near you or a public library near you.